Overview
Hedgesville is a town in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.
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Best things about Hedgesville
Collect fossils
Half of a mile northwest of Hedgesville is a road cut alongside Route 9 where middle Devonian fossils can be collected from the Mahantango Formation. The most common fossils here are the brachiopods Mucrospirifer and Spi…
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 90°F; winter lows dip to about 30°F. Very hot (Jul) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jul and Jun. (climate data from nearby Washington, D.C.)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- HGR Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field, Hagerstown — 18 mi away. Directions
- IAD Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles — 51 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
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Do
Do Collect fossils
Half of a mile northwest of Hedgesville is a road cut alongside Route 9 where middle Devonian fossils can be collected from the Mahantango Formation. The most common fossils here are the brachiopods Mucrospirifer and Spinocyrtia. Other local fossils include bivalves, the bryozoan Fenestella, the coral Heterophrentis, crinoids, the gastropod Pembexia, pteropods, and trilobites.
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