Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:38 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:18 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days22 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greenwood 2ne station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsMartinak State Parkstate park · 2.0 mi · 160 acresCounty Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 109 acresSharp Parkpark · 1.9 miTuckahoe Spstate park · 5.2 mi · 3,786 acresTuckahoe State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 143 acresSmithville Lake Fma Pfastate conservation land · 10.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201731 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201731 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 quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 365 days measured85 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kent County, DE, 24 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
Elevation49 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton14.3 miPost officeDenton Post Office1.7 miTown hallDenton Town Hall1.6 miPoliceCaroline County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationDenton Volunteer Fire Company Station 3001.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighNorth Caroline High School1.7 miMiddleLockerman Middle School1.8 miCollegeChesapeake College12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV27 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI48 miInterstateI-59536 miUS highwayUS 5011 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE46 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21670 ZIP area.
