Local servicesHospitalSilver Hill Hospital6.6 miPost officeGeorgetown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRidgefield Town Hall4.1 miPoliceRidgefield Police Department3.8 miFire stationGeorgetown Fire Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 otherSchoolLandmark Preschoolunder a mileElementaryBranchville Elementary School1.4 miSchoolTown and Country Montessori School1.8 miCollegeSacred Heart University9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWestchester County Airport HPN20 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA40 miInterstateI-849.3 miUS highwayUS 7under a mileAmtrakBridgeport, CT BRP14 miRailBranchvilleMetro-North Railroad1.1 miCoachDanbury, CT (Commuter Parking Lot, I-84 Exit 2. The parking lot is across Mill Plain Road from the Danbury Green shopping center and Mobil gas stationOurBus11 miTransit3 stops within a mileHARTransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:20 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:15 am – 4:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F48 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September49 in of snow a year, on about 27 days8 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Danbury Muni Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Danbury
Nearby landmarksSunset Hillpeak · under a mileBurlingham Housevisitor center · 1.6 miGilbert Hillpeak · under a mileNoroneke Lakelake · 1.8 miNorth Branch West Branch Saugatuck Riverriver · 2.9 miFactory Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWeir Farm National Historical Parkhistoric site · 1.3 mi · 66 acresBeers Lanepark · 1.2 miComstock Courtpark · 2.1 miSeth Low Pierrepont State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 5.7 mi · 310 acresPutnam Memorial State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 104 acresProspect Hillstate park · 5.9 mi · 200 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198145 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202543 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighWestern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 365 days measured108 moderate, 19 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 174main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fairfield County monitors, CT
Drinking waterAquarion-eastern Fairfield Countyserves 351,756 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation348 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
