- Elevation, modelled
- 513 m
- Tallest summit within 8.7 miles
- Kile Knob1,395 m · 8.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike22.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 38.6434, -79.3257
Franklin Town Park is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled 513 m. Kile Knob stands 1,395 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 23 miles off.
- Operated by
- Franklin Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Franklin Town Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kile Knob | WSW 257° | 1,395 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pike Knob | WNW 285° | 1,308 m | 6.3 mi |
| Harmon Rocks | NW 313° | 1,243 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ruleman Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,233 m | 8.5 mi |
| Castle Knob | WSW 253° | 1,058 m | 6.4 mi |
| Socrates Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,032 m | 3.6 mi |
| Castle Mountain | W 272° | 1,032 m | 5.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NW 313° | 1,004 m | 3.1 mi |
- 22.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 23.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 27.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 29.3 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Middle Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Town Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Propst Knob: 2.1 mi
- Colic Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Entry Mountain: 2.3 mi
Parks: 21
- Thorn Spring Park: 3.0 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Ruddle Park: 6.5 mi
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Hall Spring: 11.2 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 11.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 12.9 mi
- Maple Spring: 13.1 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Raven Rocks: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 12.7 mi
- Southern Pillar: 13.2 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 13.3 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 6
- Treasure Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 8.9 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 17.3 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 18.8 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Locust Springs: 17.6 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 21.0 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 12.5 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 21.2 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 23.0 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 23.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 13.4 mi
- Sites Homestead: 13.5 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 21.1 mi
- Highland County Museum: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 13.1 mi
- Small waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Smoke Hole: 14.9 mi
- Gertrude: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Mole Hill Acres: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 2 mi away.
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