Kanawha Spring
Kanawha Spring is a spring in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 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.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
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
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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.
- Virginia bluebells46 obs
- common pawpaw35 obs
- Dutchman's breeches33 obs
- Peregrine Falcon32 obs
- cutleaf coneflower29 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty25 obs
- Japanese Hops24 obs
- American bladdernut23 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12175581206
Day trips start here
- Brunswick · 6 mi
- Leesburg · 11 mi
- Frederick · 12 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 12 mi
- Middletown · 12 mi
- Loudoun County · 14 mi
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