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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklintown
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Franklintown ...
We found three communities that share the name Franklintown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Franklintown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout 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.
- Florida
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) - Bass Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
- Harmony Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Harmony Grove is located in York County
- Harvest Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Harvest Hills is located in York County
- Lewisberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisberry
- Lewisberry is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisberry <4>
- Maytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pinetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Quaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Ramblewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in York County
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Zions View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zions View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions View
- Zions View is located in York County
How Far From Franklintown 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Franklintown: www.franklintownboro.com./
The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Franklintown) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Franklintown 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 307.701 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.409 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.171 degrees. |