Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:49 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:34 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 20°F41 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month June61 in of snow a year, on about 34 days6 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Savage Rvr Dam station, 8 mi away; snow from Confluence 1 Sw Dam
Nearby landmarksBrenneman Hillpeak · under a milePine Hillpeak · 4.2 miCunningham Lakelake · 2.4 miLake Heritagelake · 2.5 miGarrett Collegecollege · 6.4 miNorth Branch Casselman Riverriver · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCunningham Swamp Wmastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 257 acresNew Germany Spstate park · 5.3 mi · 648 acresDeep Creek Lake Spstate park · 5.7 mi · 1,168 acresBear Creek Hatchery Fmastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 114 acresBig Run Spstate park · 5.8 mi · 186 acresDeep Creek Lake Nrmastate park · 6.8 mi · 4,954 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGarrett County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Garrett County monitors, MD
Drinking waterDeep Creek Lake Water Service Areaserves 5,502 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,572 ft784 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGarrett Regional Medical Center15.8 miPost officeBittinger Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAccident Town Hall5.0 miPoliceMaryland State Police Station7.6 miFire stationBittinger Volunteer Fire Department Station 90under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolBittinger Mennonite Schoolunder a mileCollegeGarrett College6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW37 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT81 miInterstateI-685.4 miUS highwayUS 2194.9 miAmtrakAmtrak Station CUM26 miCoachGrantsvilleBayRunner Shuttle9.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21522 ZIP area.
