Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton6.7 miPost officeBethlehem Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPreston Town Office3.6 miPolicePreston Police Department3.3 miFire stationPreston Volunteer Fire Company Station 2003.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY37 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI49 miInterstateI-59535 miUS highwayUS 505.8 miAmtrakBWI Marshall Airport, MD BWI50 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle7.6 miTransit2 stops within a mileDelmarva Community Transit (DCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:39 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:18 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month August14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days32 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Royal Oak 2 Ssw station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsIdlewild Parkpark · 6.3 miEaston Athletic Fieldspark · 6.6 miMartinak State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 160 acresChoptank River Fishing Pier State Parkstate park · 11.3 miIdylwild Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 3,163 acresBill Burton State Parkstate park · 13.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201742 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201742 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCaroline County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 22 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Dentonserves 4,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation34 ft10 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
