Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:41 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:26 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month September28 in of snow a year, on about 10 days18 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Emmitsburg 2 Se station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksChestnut Hillpeak · 3.1 miLaurel Hillpeak · 3.7 miWalkersville Historical Societyvisitor center · 6.7 miWalkersville Reservoirreservoir · 6.5 miMount Saint Mary's Universitycollege · 8.5 miCatoctin furnace Historic areatrailhead · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRocky Ridge River Accesspark · 2.4 miCopperoaks Parkpark · 2.4 miCunningham Falls Spstate park · 7.5 miCunningham Falls State Parkstate park · 7.7 miCUNNINGHAM FALLS SP - Cunningham Falls Wildlandstate park · 8.3 mi · 423 acresLewistown Workcenter Fma Fpastate conservation land · 8.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201022 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201634 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 in the county
Elevation482 ft147 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrederick Health Hospital12.1 miPost officeNew Midway Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWoodsboro Town Hall2.7 miPoliceThurmont Police Department6.7 miFire stationNew Midway Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMount Saint Mary's University8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR25 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI43 miInterstateI-7012 miUS highwayUS 157.6 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV34 miRailFREDERICK MARC ebMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)13 miCoachFrederick, MD (North Frederick Park & Ride at 2810 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD)OurBus9.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21759 ZIP area.
