- Elevation, modelled
- 65 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Salamander Rock562 m · 21.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2704, -77.5296
Kanawha Spring is a spring in Maryland, at a modelled 65 m. Salamander Rock stands 562 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks Community Commons Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kanawha Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander Rock | N 6° | 562 m | 21.2 mi |
| Black Rock | N 350° | 549 m | 21.2 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | N 350° | 538 m | 20.2 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 337° | 536 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 337° | 536 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bob's Hill | N 9° | 535 m | 23.1 mi |
| Black Rock | N 7° | 526 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | N 349° | 518 m | 19.1 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 3.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
Overlooks nearby
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 1 mi
- Shock Rock · 3 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 7 mi
- West View · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point of Rocks Community Commons Park: 0.6 mi
- Point of Rocks: 0.6 mi
- Springdale Regional Park: 0.8 mi
- The "Green": 2.6 mi
- Freedom Center Trailhead: 3.1 mi
- Lock 28: 1.2 mi
- Lock 29: 2.9 mi
- Catoctin Aqueduct: 3.5 mi
- Monocacy Aqueduct: 5.2 mi
- Lock 27: 5.4 mi
- Eastalco: 5.3 mi
- Gum Springs Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Frederick County: 8.5 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 8.0 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 8.7 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 11.0 mi
- Velo Love: 11.2 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 11.2 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Pine Rock: 3.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Waterford Peak: 6.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Morven Park: 9.3 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run: 10.2 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Lovettsville Museum: 5.8 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 9.2 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 9.3 mi
- South Mountain Heritage Society: 10.0 mi
- Loudoun Museum: 10.9 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 3.0 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Dargan Bend: 13.0 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 14.5 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 13.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.7 mi
- butterfly Garden: 15.8 mi
- butterfly garden: 15.8 mi
- Cooper Springs: 13.6 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 14.2 mi
- Potts Springs: 14.5 mi
- Harris Springs: 14.5 mi
- Spout Spring: 15.6 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 16.4 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.0 mi
- Great Falls: 24.0 mi
- Pua Falls: 24.4 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 12.5 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.1 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 15.8 mi
- River Access: 20.4 mi
- River Access: 21.2 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 18.3 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Harmony Grove: 14.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 11,300 | 14,073 | 19,007 | 16,240 | 12,949 | 8,187 | 4,478 | 4,185 | 4,231 | 4,970 | 5,854 | 8,889 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Potomac River AT Point OF Rocks, MD, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Leesburg · 11 mi
- Frederick · 12 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 12 mi
- Middletown · 12 mi
- Loudoun County · 14 mi
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