Local servicesHospitalGriffin Hospital6.2 miPost officeBotsford Post Office4.4 miTown hallMonroe Town Hall4.0 miPoliceMonroe Police Department3.9 miFire stationStevenson Volunteer Fire Company Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTweed New Haven Airport HVN18 miMajor airportBradley International Airport BDL46 miInterstateI-844.5 miUS highwayUS 64.5 miAmtrakBridgeport, CT BRP14 miRailSeymourMetro-North Railroad6.0 miCoachWaterbury, CT (Park & Ride lot at 709 Chase Pkwy)OurBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:19 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:15 am – 4:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month October47 in of snow a year, on about 23 days10 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ansonia 1 Ne station, 6 mi away; snow from Woodbury
Nearby landmarksBowers Hillpeak · 1.8 miBoys Halfway Riverriver · under a mileHalfway Riverriver · 1.1 miGood Hillpeak · 1.5 miJackson Covebay · 1.7 miLake Zoarlake · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKettletown State Parkstate park · 1.9 mi · 242 acresWamer Pond Accessstate recreation area · 2.5 mi · 153 acresWamer Pond Water Accessstate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 60 acresWebb Mountain Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 139 acresIndian Well State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 160 acresAggie Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 106 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198136 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199130 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNaugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighStrong wind 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
Elevation213 ft65 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
