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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 Frank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frank 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 Frank:
    • 41.189777, -82.857965
    • 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 Frank
  • 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
    • Since Frank is near Huron County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Frank

Communities Also Named Frank ...

We found ten communities that are also named Frank.

Within Ohio, the name Frank is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Frank lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Frank that is located in Seneca County.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Frank is located in Cecil County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Frank that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Frank.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Frank [Tuscola County].
    • North Carolina
      • Avery County
      • This Frank is located in Avery County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the south of the Frank that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Frank.
      • Mitchell 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 North Carolina community of Frank [Mitchell County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Frank [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry 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 South Carolina community of Frank [Newberry County].
    • South Dakota
      • Marshall 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 South Dakota community of Frank [Marshall County].
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Frank is located in Pocahontas County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Frank that is located in Seneca County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Frank.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington 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 Wisconsin community of Frank [Washington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frank ...

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.

  • Cooper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cooper is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Fireside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fireside is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
  • Flat Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Havana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Havana is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Hunts Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
    • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
    • Moorehead
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Reedtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Reedtown is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
  • Strongs Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Strongs Ridge is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ridge
  • Weavers Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners

How Far From Frank to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Frank to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tiffin, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frank to Tiffin, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frank) 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Frank 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 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 Frank 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 Frank. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1898, Longitude: -82.8580       In this case, the coordinates for Frank have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.347 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.716 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.479 degrees.