Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Franklin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin
- 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 Franklin:
- 39.363953, -82.973791
- 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 Franklin
- 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 Ross County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ross County
- Since Franklin is near Pickaway County and also Vinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
- eBird sighting report for Vinton 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 Franklin ...
We found 86 communities that share the name Franklin.
There are four communities within Ohio that are also named Franklin.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 78 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 78 communities, 79 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Franklin, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Franklin.
- Monroe County
- This Franklin is located in Monroe County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the south southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Franklin.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Los Angeles County].
- Napa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Napa County].
- Sacramento County
- This Franklin is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<2> to the west of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Franklin.
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [San Joaquin County].
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Ada County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Franklin [Ada County].
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Franklin is located in Johnson County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<2> to the west of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Franklin.
- Wayne County
- This Franklin is located in Wayne County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Franklin.
- Iowa
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Jasper County].
- Lee County
- This Franklin is located in Lee County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Franklin.
- Pottawattamie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Franklin is located in Crawford County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the west of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Franklin.
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Franklin [Douglas County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Franklin is located in Clark County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Franklin.
- Simpson County
- This Franklin is located in Simpson County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Franklin.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Franklin lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Franklin is located in Allegany County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the east of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Franklin.
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Franklin [Baltimore City].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Houghton County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Kent County].
- Oakland County
- This Franklin is located in Oakland County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the north of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Franklin.
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- This Franklin is located in Renville County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Franklin.
- Saint Louis County
- This Franklin is located in Saint Louis County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Franklin.
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Holmes County
- This Franklin is located in Holmes County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km] to the southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Franklin.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Franklin [Custer County].
- Golden Valley County
- This Franklin is located in Golden Valley County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Golden Valley County community of Franklin.
- Nebraska
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<2> to the west of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Richardson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richardson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Franklin.
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Franklin is located in Essex County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Franklin.
- Hunterdon County
- This Franklin is located in Hunterdon County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Franklin.
- Morris County
- This Franklin is located in Morris County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Franklin.
- Sussex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Franklin [Sussex County].
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- This Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the south of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Franklin.
- Rowan County
- This Franklin is located in Rowan County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the south southeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Franklin.
- Surry County
- This Franklin is located in Surry County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the south southeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Franklin.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Franklin is located in Cambria County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Franklin.
- Chester County
- This Franklin is located in Chester County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Franklin.
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Lehigh County].
- Venango County
- This Franklin is located in Venango County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Franklin.
- Westmoreland County
- This Franklin is located in Westmoreland County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Franklin.
- Quebec
- This Franklin lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Liberty County
- This Franklin is located in Liberty County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Franklin.
- Robertson County
- This Franklin is located in Robertson County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the west southwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Franklin.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Franklin is located in Albemarle County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Franklin.
- Fairfax County
- This Franklin is located in Fairfax County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Franklin.
- Franklin City
- This Franklin is located in Franklin City and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin City community of Franklin.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Brooke County
- This Franklin is located in Brooke County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Franklin.
- Marshall County
- This Franklin is located in Marshall County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Franklin.
- Pendleton County
- This Franklin is located in Pendleton County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Franklin.
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- This Franklin is located in Jackson County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Franklin.
- Milwaukee County
- This Franklin is located in Milwaukee County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Franklin.
- Sheboygan County
- This Franklin is located in Sheboygan County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Ross County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Franklin.
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Argentina
- Distance: 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km]<2> to the south southeast
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- Distance: 9,858 miles [15,864.9 km]<2> to the west southwest
- - Australian Capital Territory
- Distance: 9,591 miles [15,435.2 km] to the west
- South Africa
- Distance: 8,636 miles [13,898.3 km]<2> to the east southeast
- Argentina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin ...
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.
- Deadman Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Ross County
- Hopetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Ross County
- Musselman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Pride
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Randall Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Terrace
- Randall Terrace is located in Ross County
- Slate Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Sulphur Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Lick
- Sulphur Lick is located in Ross County
- Three Locks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- View ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Yankeetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Yankeetown is located in Ross County
- Yellowbud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
How Far From Franklin 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 Franklin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Franklin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin and extending to:
- Chillicothe, which is the Seat of Ross County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Franklin to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Franklin 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3640, Longitude: -82.9738 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Franklin 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 311.468 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.582 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.13 degrees. |