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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 Franktown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franktown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Franktown:
    • 39.272514, -119.841927
    • 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 Franktown
  • 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 Washoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washoe County
    • Since Franktown is near Carson City and also Placer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carson City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Placer 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 Franktown

Communities Also Named Franktown ...

We found three communities that are also named Franktown.

Within Nevada, the name Franktown is unique.

Beyond Nevada, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Franktown is located in Douglas County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the east of the Franktown that is located in Washoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Franktown.
    • Ontario
      • This Franktown lies 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franktown that is located in Washoe County.
    • Virginia
      • Northampton County
      • This Franktown is located in Northampton County and lies 2,359 miles [3,796.4 km]<1> to the east of the Franktown that is located in Washoe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Franktown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Franktown ...

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.

How Far From Franktown 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 community such as Franktown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franktown and extending to:

  • Reno, which is the Seat of Washoe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Franktown to Reno, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,272 miles [3,656.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,037 miles [12,934.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Franktown 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 Franktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2725, Longitude: -119.8419    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.201 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.832 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.573 degrees.