Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:42 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:26 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 27°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days37 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Frederick Police Brks station, 2 mi away; snow from Damascus 3 Ssw
Nearby landmarksHood Collegecollege · 1.0 miFrederick Visitor Centervisitor center · under a mileCuller Lakelake · 1.0 miMount Saint Mary's University - Frederick Campuscollege · 2.0 miDearbought trailtrailhead · 2.8 miLake Anita Louiselake · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBaker Park (city Of Frederick)park · under a mile · 228 acresMonocacy National Battlefieldhistoric site · 2.6 mi · 1,332 acresMax Kehne Park (city Of Frederick)park · 1.3 miGambrill State Parkstate park · 6.3 miGambrill Spstate park · 7.0 miLewistown Workcenter Fma Fpastate conservation land · 8.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201010 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201623 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFrederick County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025203 of 237 days measured34 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Frederick County monitors, MD
Drinking waterNew Design - Frederick Countyserves 74,911 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation322 ft98 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrederick Health Hospital1.0 miPost officeFrederick Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFrederick City Hallunder a milePoliceFrederick Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationUnited Steam Fire Company Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools4 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 4 otherSchoolMaryland School for the Deaf - Frederick Campusright hereElementaryLincoln Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryParkway Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeHood College1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR27 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD32 miInterstateI-70under a mileUS highwayUS 40under a mileAmtrakRockville, MD RKV27 miRailFREDERICK MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)under a mileCoachFrederick MD - Transit Center/MARC Station (FRC)Greyhoundunder a mileTransit65 stops within a mileTransIt Services of Frederick, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21709 ZIP area.
