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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 New Franklin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Franklin 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 New Franklin:
- 39.880826, -77.635663
- 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 New 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since New Franklin is near Adams County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 New Franklin
Communities Also Named New Franklin ...
We found three communities that are also named New Franklin.
Within Pennsylvania, the name New Franklin is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Howard County
- This New Franklin is located in Howard County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the west of the New Franklin that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of New Franklin.
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This New Franklin is located in Stark County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Franklin that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of New Franklin.
- Summit County
- This New Franklin is located in Summit County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km] to the west northwest of the New Franklin that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of New Franklin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.
- Cashtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cheesetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Falling Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Five Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Fox Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Jugtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jugtown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pond Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pond Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Bank
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Red Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Smoketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smoketown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketown
- Social Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Social Island is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Island
- Turkeyfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
How Far From New Franklin 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 New Franklin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Franklin and extending to:
- Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from New Franklin to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5,881 miles [9,464.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,467 miles [7,188.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Franklin) 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 New Franklin 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 New Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8808, Longitude: -77.6357 In this case, the coordinates for New Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.182 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.589 degrees. |
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