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Arie Vankan Spring

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Elevation
418 m
Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
Mill Mountain1,006 m · 3.8 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive24.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:44local time
Coordinates
39.0331, -78.6266
Arie Vankan Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Arie Vankan Spring is a spring in West Virginia, at a recorded 418 m. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the south, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Winfred Tharp Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 24 miles off.

Elevation
418 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Arie Vankan Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainS 184°1,006 m3.8 mi
Devils BenchmarkSW 218°995 m9.1 mi
Sugar KnobSSE 168°976 m4.0 mi
Little Sluice MountainSSE 165°951 m4.9 mi
Long MountainSW 219°951 m7.2 mi
Snyder KnobSW 227°936 m10.7 mi
Paddy MountainESE 118°910 m3.9 mi
Big SchlossSSW 198°894 m6.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:5020:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3116:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506068727164534334
Precip in2.32.02.93.13.93.83.73.63.82.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs16.619.425.326.830.013.35.55.09.78.713.518.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Waites Run Near Wardensville, WV, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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