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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Hillpeak · under a mileLords Pointcape · 2.5 miGroton Long Pointcape · 3.0 miMystic Riverriver · under a mileMystic Harborbay · under a milePeggy Baybay · 1.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHaley Farm State Parkstate park · 1.7 mi · 57 acresBluff Point State Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 405 acresState Parkstate park · 3.1 mi · 277 acresWilliams Beach Parkpark · under a mileMerritt Parkpark · 1.9 miFort Trumbull State Parkstate park · 6.0 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 198134 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201528 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 waterOakridge Gardens, LLCserves 70 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLawrence and Memorial Hospital6.7 miPost officeWest Mystic Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGroton Town Hall3.0 miPoliceGroton Police Department1.8 miFire stationMystic Fire District Hook and Ladder Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highMiddleStonington Middle School1.9 miHighRobert Fitch Senior High School1.9 miCollegeUniversity of Connecticut - Avery Point Campus4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWesterly State Airport WST9.0 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD39 miInterstateI-951.9 miUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakMystic, CT MYSunder a mileCoachWillimantic - Main and Bank StPeter Pan (BZ)28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06388 ZIP area.
