Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:14 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:10 am – 4:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 24°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March25 in of snow a year, on about 10 days3 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Groton station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksLords Pointcape · 3.9 miPine Hillpeak · 3.5 miQuoketaug Hillpeak · under a mileSandy Pointcape · 5.1 miDeans Reservoirreservoir · 1.3 miMystic Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGreat Thicket National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.3 mi · 182 acresHaley Farm State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 57 acresWilliams Beach Parkpark · 2.9 miBluff Point State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 405 acresState Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 277 acresHighland Lake Parkrecreation area · 3.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198137 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201525 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025296 of 364 days measured60 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, New London County monitors, CT
Drinking waterNorwich Public Utilitiesserves 36,163 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation229 ft70 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWesterly Hospital6.6 miPost officeOld Mystic Post Officeunder a mileTown hallStonington Town Hall4.2 miPoliceGroton Police Department4.4 miFire stationOld Mystic Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 otherElementarySpecial Needs Preschoolunder a mileSchoolA Childs Garden Montessori School1.4 miElementaryNortheast Academy Elementary School1.9 miCollegeUniversity of Connecticut - Avery Point Campus7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWesterly State Airport WST8.0 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD36 miInterstateI-951.0 miUS highwayUS 12.5 miAmtrakMystic, CT MYS2.7 miCoachWillimantic - Main and Bank StPeter Pan (BZ)26 miTransit1 stop within a mileSoutheast Area Transit (SEAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06372 ZIP area.
