Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:17 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:16 am – 4:24 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F53 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month October75 in of snow a year, on about 38 days1 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norfolk 2 Sw station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrystal Lakelake · 2.9 miOuleout Lakelake · under a mileMount Ouleoutpeak · 1.1 miBurr Mountainpeak · 2.1 miCameron Pointcape · 2.6 miThird Baybay · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPark Pondstate recreation area · under a mile · 80 acresJohn A. Minetto State Parkstate park · 1.4 miPlatt Hill State Park Scenic Reservestate park · 1.7 mi · 162 acresWinchester Lake Water Accessstate recreation area · under a mileBurr Pond State Parkstate park · 2.0 mi · 187 acresWinchester Lakestate recreation area · 1.2 mi · 248 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200022 mi away, near Granville, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200022 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNorthwest Hills Planning Region, CT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured59 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 161main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Litchfield County monitors, CT
Drinking waterTorrington Water Companyserves 37,915 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,230 ft375 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWestern Connecticut Mental Health Network - Torrington Area5.2 miPost officeWinsted Post Office4.3 miTown hallWinchester Town Hall4.3 miPoliceWinchester Police Department4.3 miFire stationWinchester Center Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNorthwestern Connecticut Community College4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL24 miInterstateI-8422 miUS highwayUS 443.6 miAmtrakHartford, CT HFD26 miCoachGreat BarringtonPeter Pan (BZ)23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 06094 ZIP area.
