Franklin: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Kentucky
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 8,787
• Coordinates: 36.7223° N, 86.5772° W
• Time zone: America/Chicago (UTC-06:00 standard, UTC-05:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 872 km (542 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nashville International Airport (BNA): 67 km (42 mi), straight line
• Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB): 125 km (77 mi), straight line
• Evansville Regional Airport (EVV): 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Russellville: 31 km (19 mi)
• Bowling Green: 32 km (20 mi)
• Scottsville: 35 km (22 mi)
• Springfield: 36 km (23 mi)
• Gallatin: 39 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Nashville, 65 km (40 mi)