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Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin Centre ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mill is located in Franklin County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
- Earlville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Earlville is located in Franklin County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Herdman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdman
- Kelvingrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powerscourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
- Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Franklin County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
How Far From Franklin Centre 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 Centre to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Franklin Centre and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Franklin Centre to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,121 miles [6,632.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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- Franklin Centre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Centre 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 Franklin Centre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0359, Longitude: -74.0426 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.423 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.624 degrees. |
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