Franklin Square

Franklin Square: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Franklin Square

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Franklin Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.25500, -73.79722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Franklin Square

• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~1 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~12 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~13 km · Must-see
• New York Mahayana Temple · Buddhist site · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~18 km · Must-see
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cairo Round Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Old Game Farm · park · Greene · ~22 km · Must-see
• Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior · church · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Franklin Square

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Franklin Square

• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Schodack Island State Park · sanctuary · Rensselaer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jug End State Reservation & Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Albany · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Guardian Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~43 km · Must-see
• Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~43 km · Must-see
• Stony Clove Unit · sanctuary · Greene · ~47 km · Must-see

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