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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Franklinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklinville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Franklinville:
- 35.745711, -79.692042
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Franklinville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Franklinville is near Guilford County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Franklinville
Communities Also Named Franklinville ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Franklinville.
Within North Carolina, the name Franklinville is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Franklinville is located in Lowndes County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Franklinville.
- Illinois
- McHenry County
- This Franklinville is located in McHenry County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Franklinville.
- Kansas
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Franklinville [Ness County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Franklinville is located in Baltimore County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Franklinville.
- Carroll County
- This Franklinville is located in Carroll County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the north northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Franklinville.
- Frederick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Franklinville [Frederick County].
- Missouri
- Shelby County
- Although located in Shelby County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Franklinville.
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Franklinville is located in Gloucester County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Franklinville.
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Franklinville.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Franklinville is located in Huntingdon County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Franklinville.
- Montgomery County
- This Franklinville is located in Montgomery County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Franklinville.
- Philadelphia County
- This Franklinville is located in Philadelphia County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast of the Franklinville that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Franklinville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklinville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cheeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeks is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
- Climax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grays Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grays Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Chapel
- Hamlet Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hamlet Lakes is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Lakes
- Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Level Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Crossroads
- Redcross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Franklinville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Franklinville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklinville and extending to:
- Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Franklinville to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,725 miles [7,604.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Franklinville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Franklinville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7457, Longitude: -79.6920 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.555 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.865 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.895 degrees. |
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