- Elevation, modelled
- 390 m
- Tallest summit within 14.2 miles
- Mill Mountain1,006 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Skyline Drive27.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0625, -78.6777
Big Spring is a spring in West Virginia, at a modelled 390 m. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanging Rock, a cliff 2.3 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 28 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Mountain | SSE 157° | 1,006 m | 6.3 mi |
| Devils Benchmark | SSW 197° | 995 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sugar Knob | SSE 149° | 976 m | 6.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSW 193° | 951 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Sluice Mountain | SSE 149° | 951 m | 7.9 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SSW 209° | 936 m | 10.6 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | ESE 122° | 910 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Schloss | S 176° | 894 m | 8.4 mi |
- 27.7 mi off the Skyline DriveNational
Overlooks nearby
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 28 mi
- Signal Knob Overlook · 29 mi
- No Name Overlook · 29 mi
- Gooney Run Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mollys Hill: 2.4 mi
- Thorny Bottom: 4.0 mi
- Cherry Ridge: 4.1 mi
- Short Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.2 mi
- Baker Park: 4.5 mi
- J. Allen Hawkins Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Trout Pond Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Woodstock Museum Marshall House: 15.4 mi
- Woodstock Museum Wickham House: 15.5 mi
- "Connections" The Shentel Museum: 17.6 mi
- The Edinburg Mill: 17.7 mi
- Strasburg Museum: 18.0 mi
- Winfred Tharp Spring: 3.0 mi
- Arie Vankan Spring: 3.4 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 3.6 mi
- Trout Run Fault Spring: 3.7 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 6.7 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 8.8 mi
- Collie Grave: 11.2 mi
- Stephens Fort: 18.9 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 19.9 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 19.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 2.3 mi
- Three High Heads: 9.2 mi
- Dog Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Markley Rocks: 12.0 mi
- Helmick Rock: 14.1 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 15.5 mi
- Bryce Resort: 17.6 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 21.0 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 24.0 mi
- Old grape garden: 11.1 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 15.3 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 22.3 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 13.3 mi
- Mountain Falls: 15.5 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 17.3 mi
- Lost River State Park: 15.5 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 16.0 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 19.8 mi
- River Beach: 24.4 mi
- Cootie Bug: 24.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 24.1 mi
- Pavilian: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 16.6 | 19.4 | 25.3 | 26.8 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 13.5 | 18.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Waites Run Near Wardensville, WV, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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