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Fountaindale Spring

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Elevation, modelled
186 m
Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
Quirauk Mountain654 m · 6.6 mi
Nearest byway
Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway4.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
39.7401, -77.4030
Fountaindale Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Fountaindale Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 186 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Rock Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Fountaindale Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainWSW 243°654 m6.6 mi
Snowy MountainNW 323°637 m8.1 mi
Buzzard PeakNNW 326°593 m6.5 mi
The KnobNNW 344°573 m8.1 mi
Catoctin MountainSSW 208°572 m7.2 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 327°570 m10.0 mi
Pivot RockNNW 328°563 m10.1 mi
High RockWSW 244°559 m7.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526170757366554436
Precip in3.52.54.23.94.34.34.33.55.23.83.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmitsburg 2 SE, 8 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs29435942630022513879.259.0113110180287

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Monocacy River AT Bridgeport, MD, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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