Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Frannie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frannie and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Frannie

• 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 Frannie:
  • 44.969231, -108.619535
  • 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 Frannie

• 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 Big Horn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Big Horn County
  • Since Frannie is near Carbon County and also Park County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • eBird sighting report for Park 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frannie ...

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.

• Badger Basin
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Basin
  • Badger Basin is located in Park County
• Chance
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Chance is located in Carbon County (MT)
• Clark
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <2>
• Dryhead ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryhead
  • Dryhead is located in Carbon County (MT)
• Elk Basin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Basin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Basin
  • Elk Basin is located in Park County
• Golden ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Golden is located in Carbon County (MT)
• Kane ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Big Horn County
• Vocation
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vocation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vocation
  • Vocation is located in Park County

How Far From Frannie 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 town such as Frannie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Frannie and extending to:

• Basin, which is the Seat of Big Horn County, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Frannie to Basin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,664 miles [10,724.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,432 miles [11,960.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Frannie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/