Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Franklin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin
- 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:
- 47.297975, -121.959031
- 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
- 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 King County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- Since Franklin is near Pierce County and also Kittitas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- eBird sighting report for Kittitas 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 ...
We found 86 communities that share the name Franklin.
Within Washington, the name Franklin is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another 82 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 82 communities, 79 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Franklin, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 2,146 miles [3,453.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Franklin.
- Monroe County
- This Franklin is located in Monroe County and lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km] to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Franklin.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Los Angeles County].
- Napa 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 California community of Franklin [Napa County].
- Sacramento County
- This Franklin is located in Sacramento County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the south of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Franklin.
- San Joaquin 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 California community of Franklin [San Joaquin County].
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Ada County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Franklin [Ada County].
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Franklin is located in Johnson County and lies 1,861 miles [2,995 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Franklin.
- Wayne County
- This Franklin is located in Wayne County and lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Franklin.
- Iowa
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Jasper County].
- Lee County
- This Franklin is located in Lee County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Franklin.
- Pottawattamie 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 Iowa community of Franklin [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Franklin is located in Crawford County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Franklin.
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Franklin [Douglas County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Franklin is located in Clark County and lies 2,003 miles [3,223.5 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Franklin.
- Simpson County
- This Franklin is located in Simpson County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Franklin.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Franklin lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Franklin is located in Allegany County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Franklin.
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Franklin [Baltimore City].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Houghton County].
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Franklin [Kent County].
- Oakland County
- This Franklin is located in Oakland County and lies 1,898 miles [3,054.5 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Franklin.
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- This Franklin is located in Renville County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Franklin.
- Saint Louis County
- This Franklin is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Franklin.
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Holmes County
- This Franklin is located in Holmes County and lies 1,932 miles [3,109.3 km] to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Franklin.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Franklin [Custer County].
- Golden Valley County
- This Franklin is located in Golden Valley County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Golden Valley County community of Franklin.
- Nebraska
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Richardson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richardson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Franklin.
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Franklin is located in Essex County and lies 2,367 miles [3,809.3 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Franklin.
- Hunterdon County
- This Franklin is located in Hunterdon County and lies 2,345 miles [3,773.9 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Franklin.
- Morris County
- This Franklin is located in Morris County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Franklin.
- Sussex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Franklin [Sussex County].
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- This Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Franklin.
- Rowan County
- This Franklin is located in Rowan County and lies 2,256 miles [3,630.7 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Franklin.
- Surry County
- This Franklin is located in Surry County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Franklin.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Belmont County].
- Coshocton County
- This Franklin is located in Coshocton County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Franklin.
- Ross County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Ross County].
- Warren County
- This Franklin is located in Warren County and lies 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Franklin.
- Williams County
- This Franklin is located in Williams County and lies 1,941 miles [3,123.7 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Franklin.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Franklin is located in Cambria County and lies 2,170 miles [3,492.3 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Franklin.
- Chester County
- This Franklin is located in Chester County and lies 2,331 miles [3,751.4 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Franklin.
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Lehigh County].
- Venango County
- This Franklin is located in Venango County and lies 2,093 miles [3,368.4 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Franklin.
- Westmoreland County
- This Franklin is located in Westmoreland County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Franklin.
- Quebec
- This Franklin lies 2,266 miles [3,646.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Liberty County
- This Franklin is located in Liberty County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Franklin.
- Robertson County
- This Franklin is located in Robertson County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km] to the east southeast of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Franklin.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Franklin is located in Albemarle County and lies 2,267 miles [3,648.4 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Franklin.
- Fairfax County
- This Franklin is located in Fairfax County and lies 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Franklin.
- Franklin City
- This Franklin is located in Franklin City and lies 2,387 miles [3,841.5 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin City community of Franklin.
- West Virginia
- Brooke County
- This Franklin is located in Brooke County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Franklin.
- Marshall County
- This Franklin is located in Marshall County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Franklin.
- Pendleton County
- This Franklin is located in Pendleton County and lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Franklin.
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- This Franklin is located in Jackson County and lies 1,490 miles [2,397.9 km]<1> to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Franklin.
- Milwaukee County
- This Franklin is located in Milwaukee County and lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Franklin.
- Sheboygan County
- This Franklin is located in Sheboygan County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km] to the east of the Franklin that is located in King County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Franklin.
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Argentina
- Distance: 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km]<1> to the southeast
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- Distance: 8,336 miles [13,415.5 km]<1> to the west southwest
- - Australian Capital Territory
- Distance: 7,898 miles [12,710.6 km] to the west southwest
- South Africa
- Distance: 10,513 miles [16,919 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Argentina
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Birch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Black Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Diamond <5>
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in King County
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in King County
- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in King County
- Henrys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Maple Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in King County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,544 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Valley <5>
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Orchard Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Orchard Grove is located in King County
- Wilderness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness is located in King County
- Wilderness Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Village
- Wilderness Village is located in King County
How Far From Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin and extending to:
- Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Franklin to Seattle, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 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 7,550 miles [12,150.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for King County: www.metrokc.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2980, Longitude: -121.9590 |
| <2> | 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 Franklin 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. |
| <3> | 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 Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Franklin 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 340.549 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.037 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.537 degrees. |