Local servicesHospitalCarroll Hospital3.5 miPost officeNew Windsor Post Office3.1 miTown hallNew Windsor Town Hall3.2 miPoliceWestminster Police Department4.1 miFire stationNew Windsor Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCarroll Community College3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI32 miInterstateI-79512 miUS highwayUS 4013 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL28 miCoachFrederick, MD (North Frederick Park & Ride at 2810 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD)OurBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:41 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:25 am – 4:47 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, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksCarroll Community Collegecollege · 3.1 miMcDaniel Collegecollege · 4.1 miNew Windsor Springspring · 2.2 miCounty Home Farm Pondlake · 3.2 miWest Branch North Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 7.1 miWestminster Community Pondlake · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMorgan Run Neastate park · 3.7 mi · 372 acresAvondale Wmastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 184 acresWakefield Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 188 acresRobert Moton Elementary School / Gateway Schoolrecreation area · 2.9 miSoliders Delight NEA (DNR)state park · 12.6 miSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 12.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198446 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025215 of 238 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carroll County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Westminsterserves 35,256 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation649 ft198 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program