Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Kentucky
• Level 2: Simpson County

Current local time in Franklin:

07:14 AM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Franklin on map:^[1]

Franklin GPS coordinates^[2]

36° 43' 20.136" North, 86° 34' 37.992" West

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	37.28377°,	-87.28035°
Center:	36.72226°,	-86.57722°
Lower-right:	36.15661°,	-85.8741°
Map W x H:	125.3×125.3 km	= 77.9×77.9mi

max Lat:	71.29058°   ⇑67.2% North
Franklin:	36.72226°
min Lat:	⇓32.8% South 19.06759°

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min Long	Franklin	max Long
-171.73463°	-86.57722°	-66.98998°
W 51.4%⇐		⇒48.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Franklin is 219 m = 719 ft, and this is 75.8 m = 249 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	3189 m = 10463 ft	44.9%
Avg.	294.8 m = 967 ft
Franklin	219 m = 719 ft
Min E:	-60 m = -197 ft	55.1%

See also: United States elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Franklin is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 1477.2 km =917.9 mi to South.

Distance of	km	miles	from Franklin
North Pole	5923.9	3680.9	to North
Arctic Circle	3318	2061.7	to North
Tropic Cancer	1477.2	917.9	to South
Equator	4083.1	2537.1	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Franklin: (largest is in red/bold)

• Adairville 25.2 km =15.7 mi, 256°
• Auburn 19.7 km =12.2 mi, 323°
• Bowling Green 32.1 km =19.9 mi, 21°
• Cross Plains 22 km =13.7 mi, 208°
• Gallatin 38.9 km =24.2 mi, 162°
• Greenbrier 38.6 km =24 mi, 211°
• Orlinda 18.4 km =11.4 mi, 222°
• Plano 22.6 km =14 mi, 38°
• Portland 16.5 km =10.3 mi, 160°
• Russellville 30.8 km =19.1 mi, 296°
• Scottsville 34.6 km =21.5 mi, 84°
• Springfield 36.3 km =22.6 mi, 229°
• Walnut Grove 26.7 km =16.6 mi, 186°
• Westmoreland 34.4 km =21.4 mi, 121°
• White House 28.8 km =17.9 mi, 193°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Франклин
• In Chinese: 富兰克林