Franklin Garden
Franklin Garden is a garden in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 643 m. Fishhawk Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Town Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Waterfall Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Franklin Garden Club
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 1.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 11 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 23 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 23 mi
- Browning Knob Overlook (MP 451.2) · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin Town Square: 0.0 mi
- Franklin Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Greenway Park: 0.5 mi
- Macon County Veterns Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Franklin RV Park: 4.1 mi
- Hyatt Knob: 1.8 mi
- Dowdle Knob: 1.9 mi
- Wooten Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Trimont Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Grassy Knob: 3.0 mi
- Ray Cove Falls: 3.0 mi
- Laurel Falls: 5.7 mi
- Katies Falls: 6.7 mi
- Kindling Falls: 7.2 mi
- Upper Crow Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Ramsey Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Western Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Catamount Statue: 14.1 mi
- Charters of Freedom Monument: 15.8 mi
- Founding of Jackson County and Time Capsule: 15.8 mi
- Jackson County Armed Forces Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Jackson County Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 0.1 mi
- American Museum of the House Cat: 11.4 mi
- Fine Art Museum: 14.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 14.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 9.7 mi
- The Fugitive Train Wreck: 14.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 16.3 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 17.4 mi
- Wayehutta OHV Trail System: 18.6 mi
- Ear: 14.0 mi
- Wi: 14.4 mi
- American Eclipse: 14.5 mi
- Chalice: 14.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 15.8 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 13.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.9 mi
- Big Spring: 10.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 11.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 23.2 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Pavilion: 19.5 mi
- Deep Creek Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
- Judson: 18.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Franklin Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishhawk Mountain | SE 146° | 1,445 m | 7.0 mi |
| Turkey Knob | ENE 63° | 1,358 m | 7.1 mi |
| Corbin Knob | ENE 59° | 1,345 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wolf Rock | SSE 148° | 1,335 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tater Hill | SSE 147° | 1,269 m | 6.0 mi |
| Peak Knob | E 95° | 1,255 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cedar Knob | E 97° | 1,247 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SE 144° | 1,246 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, under a mile away.
- American pokeweed20 obs
- common jewelweed19 obs
- Persian silk tree15 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail15 obs
- smooth sumac14 obs
- common soapwort14 obs
- great mullein14 obs
- silky dogwood13 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11435442749
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