Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frankford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frankford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Frankford
- 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 Frankford:
- 37.92526, -80.384594
- 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 Frankford
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Frankford is near Pocahontas County and also Alleghany County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- eBird sighting report for Alleghany 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 Frankford ...
We found ten communities that share the name Frankford.
Within West Virginia, the name Frankford is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Talbot County
- This Frankford is located in Talbot County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Frankford that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Frankford.
- Wicomico 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 Maryland community of Frankford [Wicomico County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Frankford lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Frankford that is located in Greenbrier County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frankford ...
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.
- Anthony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
- Brink ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Cornstalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Crowfields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowfields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowfields
- Crowfields is located in Greenbrier County
- Falling Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Friars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Hill
- Friars Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Golden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hopper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Julia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rolling Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Sunlight
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Sunlight is located in Greenbrier County
- Trout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Walnut Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Greenbrier County
- Woodman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills
How Far From Frankford 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 Frankford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Frankford and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frankford to Lewisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,790 miles [10,927.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,666 miles [7,509.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frankford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Frankford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frankford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9253, Longitude: -80.3846 |
| <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 Frankford, 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 Frankford 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> | 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Frankford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.919 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.603 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.47 degrees. |