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==Geography== [[File:December 2013 Fannettsburg PA .jpg|thumb|[[Fannettsburg, Pennsylvania|Fannettsburg]] in rural northwestern Franklin County]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|773|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|772|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi}} (0.08%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 7, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> Franklin County is in the watershed of the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and the overwhelming majority of it is drained by the [[Potomac River]], but the [[Conodoguinet Creek]] and the [[Shermans Creek (Pennsylvania)|Shermans Creek]] drain northeastern portions into the [[Susquehanna River]]. It has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') and its [[hardiness zone]] is 6b. Average monthly temperatures in Chambersburg range from 29.9 Β°F in January to 74.7 Β°F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Juniata County, Pennsylvania|Juniata County]] (north) *[[Perry County, Pennsylvania|Perry County]] (northeast) *[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]] (northeast) *[[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]] (east) *[[Frederick County, Maryland]] (southeast) *[[Washington County, Maryland]] (south) *[[Fulton County, Pennsylvania|Fulton County]] (west) *[[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]] (northwest) ===Major highways=== {{div col}} *{{jct|state=PA|I|76|PATP}} *{{jct|state=PA|I|81}} *{{jct|state=PA|US|11}} *{{jct|state=PA|US|30}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|16}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|75}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|163}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|316}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|433}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|997}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|233}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|274}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|416}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|456}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|533}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|641}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|696}} *{{jct|state=PA|PA|995}} {{div col end}}
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