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Franklin Destination Guide

Discover Franklin in Australia

Franklin in the region of Tasmania with its 1,053 habitants is a town located in Australia - some 551 mi or ( 887 km ) South of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Franklin

Local time in Franklin is now 02:19 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Hobart " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Surges Bay, Pelverata, Lymington, Lucaston, and Longley Lower. When in this area, you might want to check out Surges Bay . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Franklin ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

a place where the heavens kiss the vines

7:23 min by taswood1
Views: 853 Rating: 5.00

The Panorama Vineyard is nestled on hills overlooking the beautiful Huon River in southern Tasmania, Australia. The Vishacki family produce fine quality wines and this video tells the story of a great ..

Chainsaw Milling Sassafrass

4:57 min by tasbound
Views: 676 Rating: 0.00

Milling a few chunks of sassafras ..


Launch of the Shengking

5:46 min by Mike Peters
Views: 313 Rating: 0.00

On Saturday Peter Walker finally launched his model of the Shengking, a 1931 British built steamer. The model is exact to scale and correct in every detail and has taken him 23 years to build. Helping ..

# 8 ...at the franklin pub.wmv

5:54 min by berfay1
Views: 290 Rating: 5.00

sing along at the franklin pub ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Egg Islands

The Egg Islands are a small group of low-lying estuarine islands in the tidal lower reaches of the Huon River of south-east Tasmania, Australia. They face the town of Franklin which lies on the western bank of the river.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.08 147.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Important Bird Areas of Tasmania, Islands of Tasmania, Southern Tasmania

Cradoc, Tasmania

Cradoc (Australian postcode 7109) is a small township on the eastern side of the Huon River south of Huonville, Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Cradoc had a population of 743. In 1792 Rear Admiral Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni D’Entrecasteaux was a French navigator, commissioned to search for La Perouse’s lost expedition, and explore our southern coastline. La Perouse had sailed from Botany Bay in 1788 and disappeared.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.11 147.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Towns in Tasmania

Huonville, Tasmania

Huonville is a town on the Huon River, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. The town lies within the Huon Valley Council area. It lies 38 km south of Hobart on the Huon Highway. At the 2006 census, Huonville had a population of 1,806 and at the 2011 census had a population of 1741. The first Europeans to set eyes on the Huon River were the crew commanded by Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. The river was named by him in honour of his second in command, Captain Huon de Kermadec.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.03 147.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Southern Tasmania

Cygnet, Tasmania

Cygnet is a small town 55 kilometres south west of Hobart, in the Huon Valley in Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Cygnet had a population of 839.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.15 147.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Southern Tasmania, Towns in Tasmania

Glen Huon, Tasmania

Glen Huon is a small township and surrounding area on the western side of the Huon River in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia between Huonville and Judbury. At the 2006 census, Glen Huon had a population of 990.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -43.02 146.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Southern Tasmania, Towns in Tasmania

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Franklin