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Harris Springs

Harris Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Harris Springs is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Potts Springs, a spring 0.1 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 6.2 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.19722, -77.78346

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Hillsboro Community Center: 3.4 mi
  • Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
  • Woodgrove Park: 3.5 mi
  • Round Hill Center Park: 4.3 mi
  • Moulton Park: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Pig Races: 7.4 mi
  • Cow Train: 7.4 mi
  • Pig Pen: 7.4 mi
  • Peacocks: 7.4 mi
  • Pigs: 7.4 mi
Museums: 38
Artworks: 38
  • Leesburg Welcome Mural: 13.0 mi
  • Low-Poly Open Heart: 13.2 mi
  • Unbroken Circle #4: 13.2 mi
  • Velo Love: 13.3 mi
  • Kintsugi heart: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Gardens: 14
  • Native Pollinator Meadow: 5.3 mi
  • Demonstration Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Culinary Gardens: 15.6 mi
  • Paris Vegetable Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Dargan Bend: 11.8 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 16.5 mi
  • Smiths Switch Station: 20.9 mi
  • Little Picnic Island: 21.3 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 1.9 mi
  • River Access: 6.2 mi
  • River Access: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Pua Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Old Dam Waterfall: 17.7 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Harris Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainSW 218°674 m21.0 mi
ParisSW 219°590 m18.8 mi
Paris MountainSW 214°587 m13.7 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 26°536 m19.3 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 26°536 m19.3 mi
RoundtopNW 313°512 m22.4 mi
Monument KnobNNE 22°468 m22.7 mi
NeersvilleNNE 13°467 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4620:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536271767467554537
Precip in3.02.63.63.54.34.24.13.64.83.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs19.122.525.822.626.723.416.814.113.512.813.816.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bullskin Run Below Kabletown, WV, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • mountain laurel11 obs
  • lesser periwinkle7 obs
  • Common Box Turtle6 obs
  • North American Luna Moth6 obs
  • White-tailed Deer5 obs
  • mayapple5 obs
  • American tuliptree5 obs
  • garlic mustard5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8591593212

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