- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 15.2 miles
- Quirauk Mountain654 m · 12.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Maryland9.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 39.7920, -77.7167
Moss Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 185 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerome R. King Playground, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 9.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Moss Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | ESE 121° | 654 m | 12.7 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ENE 76° | 637 m | 12.2 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNW 337° | 623 m | 14.3 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | WSW 248° | 616 m | 14.7 mi |
| Parnell Knob | NW 318° | 614 m | 11.6 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | E 82° | 593 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 323° | 590 m | 13.6 mi |
| The Knob | ENE 74° | 573 m | 15.1 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 13.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 19.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 19 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 24 mi
- White Rocks · 24 mi
- Devils Nose · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jerome R. King Playground: 0.6 mi
- Tayamentasachta: 0.9 mi
- Enoch Brown Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Antrim Township Park: 3.3 mi
- Martin's Mill Bridge Park: 3.6 mi
- Grindstone Hill: 6.9 mi
- Round Top: 7.2 mi
- Quincy Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Oak Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Oak Knob: 10.1 mi
- Jacobs Church: 7.1 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 11.6 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 12.2 mi
- Doubleday Hill Monument: 14.5 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 14.9 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 5.9 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 9.0 mi
- Discovery Station: 10.3 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 10.3 mi
- Jonathan Hager House and Museum: 10.5 mi
- Tayamentasachta Spring: 0.9 mi
- Oak Spring: 1.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 2.0 mi
- Falling Spring: 9.9 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 10.3 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.4 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.4 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.6 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.7 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 10.7 mi
- 42 West: 7.7 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 8.2 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 9.8 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 10.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 20.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 9.8 mi
- Four Square Garden: 19.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 19.8 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 21.4 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.2 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 17.1 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 19.5 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 23.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.9 mi
- The Lockings: 18.5 mi
- Beach Front: 11.9 mi
- Tartown: 14.1 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown Rgnl AP, 6 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 | 689 | 820 | 1,144 | 1,014 | 777 | 522 | 321 | 242 | 301 | 337 | 456 | 647 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Conococheague Creek AT Fairview, MD, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Mercersburg · 10 mi
- Washington County · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Boonsboro · 20 mi
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