Ghost town · Kansas
Franklin
Franklin is a ghost town in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Mound, a peak 2.1 miles away. Frontier Military Historic Byway passes 22 miles off. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
city in Kansas, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates38.93380, -95.17610
- 21.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 135.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.6 mi off the Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Blind · 28 mi
172 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 57
- Chaparral Park: 2.4 mi
- Hand Park: 2.5 mi
- Edgewood Park: 2.7 mi
- Haskell Rail-Trail: 2.8 mi
- Chief Jim McSwain Park: 2.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Prairie Park Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 3.1 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 3.8 mi
- Natural History Museum: 4.0 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Dorothy Akin Memorial Prairie: 2.2 mi
- Breezedale: 3.3 mi
- Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 4.2 mi
- Phog Allen: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 15
- MacKomics Studio: 3.5 mi
- Chesty Lion: 3.8 mi
- Moses: 4.0 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 4.0 mi
- Relay Race: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 14
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 3.2 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 4.5 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 4.8 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 7.2 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Rice Woodland: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
- Prairie City: 12.2 mi
- Hackett: 16.1 mi
- Twin Mound: 17.2 mi
- Coburn: 17.2 mi
- Minneola: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 9
- Blue Mound: 2.1 mi
- Mount Oread: 4.5 mi
- Shank Hill: 5.5 mi
- Observation Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Sanders Mound: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 8
- Lawrence Arts Center: 3.9 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 5.5 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 11.1 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 14.0 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Bloomington Beach: 10.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 11.0 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Wakarusa River Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 8.8 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | WNW 290° | 338 m | 14.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 189° | 318 m | 2.1 mi |
| Fowler Hill | S 181° | 318 m | 16.0 mi |
| Nolan Hill | NNW 331° | 317 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Oread | WNW 296° | 316 m | 4.5 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 253° | 316 m | 17.7 mi |
| Shank Hill | SW 236° | 304 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sanders Mound | W 270° | 288 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Olathe · 20 mi
- Lenexa · 24 mi
- Overland Park · 27 mi
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