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Kanawha Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salamander RockN 6°562 m21.2 mi
Black RockN 350°549 m21.2 mi
Annapolis RockN 350°538 m20.2 mi
Lambs KnollNNW 337°536 m13.3 mi
Lambs KnollNNW 337°536 m13.4 mi
Bob's HillN 9°535 m23.1 mi
Black RockN 7°526 m22.2 mi
Pine KnobN 349°518 m19.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Peaks: 54
Picnic sites: 14
Springs: 7
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:22
June solstice05:4520:0120:41
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2716:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576674797770584739
Precip in2.62.93.73.64.04.33.92.95.83.32.74.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11,30014,07319,00716,24012,9498,1874,4784,1854,2314,9705,8548,889

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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