Franklin Park
Franklin Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Pleasant Hill stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Andrews Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Erie
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 28.2 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Andrews Park: 0.6 mi
- Lake Cliff Park: 0.7 mi
- Chautauqua Park: 0.7 mi
- Cranch Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakeside Park: 0.8 mi
- Hammermill Three Sister Stacks: 1.0 mi
- Wesleyville Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Erie Heritage Parade Street Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Judah Colt House: 2.2 mi
- Von Buseck House: 2.2 mi
- Lawrence Park Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Flagship Niagara League: 2.5 mi
- ExpERIEnce Childrens Museum: 2.5 mi
- Erie Maritime Museum: 2.5 mi
- Old Customs House: 2.5 mi
- Beach 11: 2.4 mi
- Beach 10 - Budny: 3.2 mi
- Cowell Beach: 3.8 mi
- Beach 9 - Pine Tree: 3.9 mi
- Mill Road Beaches: 4.4 mi
- Wintergreen Gorge: 3.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 218: 8.8 mi
- Andrew J. Conner Nature Center: 8.8 mi
- Asbury Barn Recreation Center: 9.0 mi
- James Wildlife Preserve Mercyhurst University: 9.4 mi
- Crenshaw Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wesleyville Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- 22nd & Parade Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Little Italy Urban Farm: 3.0 mi
- Urban Orchard: 3.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 16.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 20.2 mi
- Gibson Hill: 20.7 mi
- Mackey Hill: 21.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 23.4 mi
- Fruits of Labor: 2.3 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.5 mi
- Schaefer's Auto Art: 8.4 mi
- Jon's Fish Statue: 22.7 mi
- USS Niagara: 2.5 mi
- Victorian Princess: 2.7 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 2.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.3 mi
- Howard Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 164° | 495 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mackey Hill | SSE 167° | 488 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gibson Hill | SSW 199° | 470 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | S 186° | 454 m | 20.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | SSE 157° | 433 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:18 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erie Intl AP, 9 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel15 obs
- staghorn sumac15 obs
- Eastern Cottontail12 obs
- common reed12 obs
- box elder11 obs
- common mugwort11 obs
- purple-flowered raspberry11 obs
- Japanese knotweed11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/330736553
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