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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklinville
- 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:
- 39.618171, -75.075731
- 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.
- 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 Gloucester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gloucester County
- Since Franklinville is near Salem County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Salem County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Franklinville ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Franklinville.
Within New Jersey, the name Franklinville is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Franklinville is located in Lowndes County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester 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 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester 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 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester 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 York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Franklinville.
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Franklinville is located in Randolph County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Franklinville.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Franklinville is located in Huntingdon County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the north northwest of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north of the Franklinville that is located in Gloucester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Franklinville.
- Georgia
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.
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Blue Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Downer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Salem County
- Fries Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fries Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Mill
- Fries Mill is located in Gloucester County
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Salem County
- New Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
- New Freedom is located in Salem County
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Gloucester County
- Pleasantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
- Star Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cross
- Star Cross is located in Gloucester County
- Victory Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
- Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Salem County
How Far From Franklinville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Woodbury, which is the Seat of Gloucester County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Franklinville to Woodbury, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,365 miles [7,024.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6182, Longitude: -75.0757 In this case, the coordinates for Franklinville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.681 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.179 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.598 degrees. |