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Elkton Spring

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Elevation, modelled
312 m
Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
Hazeltop1,149 m · 9.7 mi
Nearest byway
Skyline Drive4.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
38.4042, -78.6031
Elkton Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Elkton Spring is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 312 m. Hazeltop stands 1,149 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller-Kite House Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.1 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Elkton Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HazeltopENE 58°1,149 m9.7 mi
HightopSSE 149°1,091 m5.5 mi
Lewis MountainENE 75°1,087 m7.3 mi
Bearfence MountainENE 68°1,083 m8.0 mi
Bush MountainENE 65°1,076 m8.4 mi
Bald Face MountainE 98°1,027 m4.9 mi
Saddleback MountainESE 116°1,026 m6.1 mi
Flattop MountainS 181°1,006 m7.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5220:0320:42
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273035475562676561504032

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 12 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,2031,4211,7611,5341,2508965495907037057951,000

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge S F Shenandoah River Near Lynnwood, VA, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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