Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Franklin Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin Village
- 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 Village:
- 34.940677, -82.003438
- 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 Village
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Franklin Village is near Greenville County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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 Village ...
We found one communities that share the name Franklin Village.
Within South Carolina, the name Franklin Village is unique.
Beyond South Carolina.
While we haven't found any other communities named Franklin Village in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 9,759 miles [15,705.6 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Australia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin Village ...
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.
- Camelot
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Cold Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
- Fairforest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Fairforest is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairforest <3>
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
- Fox Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hidden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hidden Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Hub City Courts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
- Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
- Pebblebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
- Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
- Pinnacle Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
- Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
- Raintree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
How Far From Franklin Village 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 Franklin Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin Village and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the East.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Franklin Village to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklin Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9407, Longitude: -82.0034 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.281 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.041 degrees. |