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Potts Springs

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Elevation, modelled
250 m
Tallest summit within 23.7 miles
Blue Mountain674 m · 21.1 mi
Nearest byway
Washington Heritage Trail6.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
39.1980, -77.7829
Potts Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Potts Springs is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 250 m. Blue Mountain stands 674 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris Springs, a spring 0.1 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 6.2 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Potts Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainSW 218°674 m21.1 mi
ParisSW 218°590 m18.9 mi
Paris MountainSW 214°587 m13.8 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 26°536 m19.2 mi
Lambs KnollNNE 26°536 m19.2 mi
RoundtopNW 313°512 m22.4 mi
Monument KnobNNE 22°468 m22.6 mi
NeersvilleNNE 13°467 m2.8 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 52
Artworks: 38
Springs: 9
Beaches: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:23
June solstice05:4620:0120:42
September equinox06:5918:3519:10
December solstice07:2816:1016:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543536271767467554537
Precip in3.02.63.63.54.34.24.13.64.83.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Purcellville, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs19.122.525.822.626.723.416.814.113.512.813.816.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bullskin Run Below Kabletown, WV, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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