Dawson Spring
Dawson Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Savage Mountain stands 813 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinser Heights, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 6.4 miles off.
Flows from pipe at southwest back on creek.
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 11.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 21.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 13 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 14 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kinser Heights: 1.2 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Gabriel Knob: 4.0 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Negro Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Glendale Area Park: 10.9 mi
- Kirk Woods Park: 12.8 mi
- Widmyer Park: 13.3 mi
- Widmyer Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
- Joseph Hancock Jr. Primitive Park: 13.6 mi
- Victor Cushwa: 8.7 mi
- Round Top Cement Mill: 12.7 mi
- Tonoloway Fort: 12.9 mi
- Everett Area Honor Roll: 14.8 mi
- Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage: 15.1 mi
- Hancock Museum: 13.7 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 15.2 mi
- National Museum of the American Coverlet: 15.7 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 15.9 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 16.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.4 mi
- Black Spring: 13.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.4 mi
- Limestone Spring: 14.6 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 19.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.8 mi
- The Little Point: 15.8 mi
- The Lockings: 18.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.9 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 16.5 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 23.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 23.0 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 8.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 8.8 mi
- The Igloo: 14.8 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 15.2 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Dawson Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savage Mountain | WNW 289° | 813 m | 18.6 mi |
| Martin Hill | WNW 290° | 808 m | 8.0 mi |
| Kinton Knob | NNW 332° | 779 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 283° | 762 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Mountain | WNW 289° | 758 m | 19.6 mi |
| Evitts Mountain | WSW 249° | 710 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 43° | 702 m | 20.0 mi |
| Fisher Point | NE 45° | 701 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 15 mi away.
- Northern Metalmark8 obs
- Wood Turtle5 obs
- Common Box Turtle4 obs
- white bergamot4 obs
- Ring-necked Snake3 obs
- bird's foot violet3 obs
- Henry's Elfin3 obs
- Broad-winged Hawk2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12461773792
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 14 mi
- Mercersburg · 27 mi
- Hedgesville · 28 mi
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