- Elevation, modelled
- 167 m
- Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
- Virginia Rock545 m · 19.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old Main Streets5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7226, -77.1078
Koontz Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 167 m. Virginia Rock stands 545 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crouse Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Old Main Streets passes 5.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Koontz Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Rock | W 280° | 545 m | 19.2 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 278° | 533 m | 19.3 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 256° | 524 m | 17.3 mi |
| College Mountain | W 261° | 520 m | 14.3 mi |
| Round Top | W 260° | 520 m | 15.6 mi |
| Kepner Knob | WNW 284° | 512 m | 18.5 mi |
| McCarrys Knob | WNW 286° | 511 m | 18.4 mi |
| Monterey Peak | W 275° | 507 m | 19.4 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 9.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 8.8 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 9 mi
- Chimney Rock · 18 mi
- Gasline Cut · 27 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crouse Park: 2.1 mi
- Littlestown Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Charles Carroll Community Center: 5.0 mi
- Roberts Mill Park: 5.4 mi
- Taneytown High School Recreation Park: 5.5 mi
- Sheep Heaven: 7.9 mi
- Big Round Top: 8.3 mi
- Little Round Top: 8.3 mi
- Powers Hill: 8.3 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 8.4 mi
- Bear Branch Nature Center: 8.3 mi
- Neas House: 8.4 mi
- Hanover Fire Museum: 8.7 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 8.8 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 8.8 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 8.6 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 9.3 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 11.2 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 15.7 mi
- Poplar Spring: 18.1 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 7.6 mi
- The Luna Moth Project: 8.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 8.7 mi
- Women's Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Return visit: 9.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Fort Roller: 15.8 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.1 mi
- Hemlock Gorge: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 13.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 8.0 mi
- Scott Brown Memorial Garden: 22.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 24.5 mi
- Tartown: 19.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 20.0 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 20.3 mi
- Beach Front: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 294 | 359 | 426 | 300 | 225 | 138 | 79.2 | 59.0 | 113 | 110 | 180 | 287 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Monocacy River AT Bridgeport, MD, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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