- Elevation, modelled
- 605 m
- Tallest summit within 20.9 miles
- Mount Porte Crayon1,452 m · 16.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike10.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 39.0451, -79.7338
Harlan Irons Spring is a spring in West Virginia, at a modelled 605 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Polecat Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 10 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Harlan Irons Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | ESE 118° | 1,452 m | 16.9 mi |
| Green Knob | ESE 123° | 1,424 m | 18.5 mi |
| Haystack Knob | ESE 121° | 1,376 m | 18.6 mi |
| Weiss Knob | ESE 102° | 1,359 m | 16.7 mi |
| Job Knob | SE 137° | 1,353 m | 16.7 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | SE 133° | 1,348 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 99° | 1,332 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | E 99° | 1,331 m | 17.1 mi |
- 10.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg TurnpikeNational
- 15.4 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 17.8 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 19.1 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Polecat Knob: 2.3 mi
- Pleasant Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bearlick Knob: 4.7 mi
- McGowan Mountain: 4.8 mi
Parks: 43
- Fernow Experimental Forest: 3.5 mi
- River City Park: 4.3 mi
- Mill Race: 4.8 mi
- Nursery Bottom: 4.9 mi
- Otter Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Elkins Roundhouse: 10.5 mi
- Wilson Monument: 12.7 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 13.1 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 13.2 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Douglas Falls: 12.7 mi
- Albert Falls: 12.8 mi
- Elakala Falls: 13.3 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 14.3 mi
- High Falls: 19.0 mi
Museums: 6
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 10.5 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 16.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Museum: 18.2 mi
- Generation Museum: 21.2 mi
- Sites Homestead: 24.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Ernest Carr Spring: 10.4 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 11.7 mi
- Pat Spring: 12.0 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Lower Slabs: 24.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 24.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 24.6 mi
- Southern Pillar: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Mill Run: 10.3 mi
- Stringtown: 14.5 mi
- Kempton: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 2
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 13.7 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 15.4 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 10.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parsons 3 SE, 6 mi away.
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