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:
- 42.334752, -78.454815
- 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 Cattaraugus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
- Since Franklinville is near Allegany County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 York, the name Franklinville is unique.
Beyond New York, 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 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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 210 miles [338 km] to the south southeast of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Franklinville.
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Franklinville is located in Randolph County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the south of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southeast of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southeast of the Franklinville that is located in Cattaraugus 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.
- Bird
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Allegany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
- Elton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County
- Farmersville Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville Station
- Farmersville Station is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville Station <4>
- Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
- Great Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Valley
- Great Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Valley <4>
- Hardy Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Corners
- Hardy Corners is located in Allegany County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lime Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Lyons Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
- Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Plato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Sugartown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Lake
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 village 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:
- Little Valley, which is the Seat of Cattaraugus County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Franklinville to Little Valley, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklinville: www.franklinvilleny.org/
The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 42.3348, Longitude: -78.4548 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.505 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.671 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.983 degrees. |