Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 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 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 21°F53 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July49 in of snow a year, on about 27 days20 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Danbury station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksRedding Ridgepeak · under a mileMirror Lakelake · 1.1 miLittle Riverriver · 1.8 miCodfish Hillpeak · 4.0 miPutnam Memorial State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.3 miFalls Pondlake · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsProspect Hillstate park · 2.0 mi · 200 acresPutnam Memorial State Parkstate park · 2.1 mi · 80 acresPutnam Parkstate park · 2.5 miTown Open Space (paine Property)park · 3.1 mi · 105 acresTopstone Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 266 acresWooster Mountain State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 6.2 miSource: 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 198142 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202548 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
Elevation428 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDanbury Hospital - Nuvance Health7.9 miPost officeRedding Center Post Office1.0 miTown hallRedding Town Hall1.0 miPoliceRedding Police Department1.1 miFire stationRedding Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Company Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryRedding Elementary School1.1 miHighJoel Barlow High School1.4 miCollegeWestern Connecticut State University7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWestchester County Airport HPN25 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA45 miInterstateI-847.7 miUS highwayUS 74.7 miAmtrakBridgeport, CT BRP13 miRailReddingMetro-North Railroad3.9 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 stationOurBus10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06875 ZIP area.
