Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frankfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frankfort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frankfort
- 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 Frankfort:
- 46.280384, -123.755977
- 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 Frankfort
- 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 Pacific County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pacific County
- Since Frankfort is near Wahkiakum County and also Clatsop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wahkiakum County
- eBird sighting report for Clatsop 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 Frankfort ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Frankfort.
Within Washington, the name Frankfort is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Franklin County
- This Frankfort is located in Franklin County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<1> to the east of the Frankfort that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Frankfort.
- Will County
- This Frankfort is located in Will County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km] to the east of the Frankfort that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Frankfort.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Frankfort [Cowley County].
- Marshall County
- This Frankfort is located in Marshall County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the east of the Frankfort that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Frankfort.
- Pottawatomie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Frankfort [Pottawatomie County].
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- This Frankfort is located in Benzie County and lies 1,803 miles [2,901.6 km]<1> to the east of the Frankfort that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benzie County community of Frankfort.
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Frankfort [Macomb County].
- Missouri
- Webster County
- Although located in Webster County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Frankfort.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Frankfort.
- Guernsey County
- This community is historic and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Frankfort.
- Lucas County
- This Frankfort is located in Lucas County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the east of the Frankfort that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Frankfort.
- Ross County
- This Frankfort is located in Ross County and lies 2,084 miles [3,353.9 km] to the east of the Frankfort that is located in Pacific County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Frankfort.
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frankfort ...
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.
- Chinook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
- Chinook is located in Pacific County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <4>
- Deep River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
- Eden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fern Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Grays River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays River
- Grays River is located in Wahkiakum County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grays River <4>
- Miles Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossing
- Miles Crossing is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Navy Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navy Heights
- Navy Heights is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Tongue Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point
- Tongue Point is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Tongue Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Frankfort 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 Frankfort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Frankfort once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Frankfort and extending to:
- South Bend, which is the Seat of Pacific County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Frankfort to South Bend, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,392 miles [3,849.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Frankfort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frankfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2804, Longitude: -123.7560 In this case, the coordinates for Frankfort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Frankfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Frankfort could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Frankfort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.992 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.666 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.783 degrees. |