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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 Franklintown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklintown 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 Franklintown:
- 40.083150, -76.858305
- 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 Franklintown
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Franklintown is near Cumberland County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Franklintown
Communities Also Named Franklintown ...
We found three communities that are also named Franklintown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Franklintown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Nassau County
- This Franklintown is located in Nassau County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Franklintown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Franklintown.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Franklintown is located in Baltimore County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the south of the Franklintown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Franklintown.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Franklintown is located in Jefferson County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Franklintown that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Franklintown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklintown ...
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.
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bass Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bass Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harvest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvest Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Lewisberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Pinetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Quaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ramblewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Zions View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zions View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
How Far From Franklintown 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 Franklintown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklintown and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Franklintown to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 82 miles [132 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklintown) 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 Franklintown 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 Franklintown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0832, Longitude: -76.8583 In this case, the coordinates for Franklintown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.409 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.171 degrees. |
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