Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:12 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:13 am – 4:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F49 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month October64 in of snow a year, on about 25 days5 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, E Brimfield Lake station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksQuinebaug River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileWalker Mountainpeak · 2.0 miFiske Hillpeak · 1.2 miWestville Lakelake · 2.5 miEast Brimfield Lakelake · 3.0 miNumber One Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWells State Parkstate park · 1.7 mi · 410 acresMcKinstry Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 61 acresTurners Fieldpark · 1.7 miWolf Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 miLeadmine Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 204 acresHenry Street Parkpark · 3.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199419 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201527 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWorcester County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025298 of 365 days measured67 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Worcester County monitors, MA
Drinking waterWorcester Dpwp, Water Supply Divisionserves 206,518 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation598 ft182 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHarrington Hospital Southbridge2.9 miPost officeSturbridge Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSturbridge Town Hallunder a milePoliceMassachusetts State Police Troop C Sturbridge Barracksunder a mileFire stationSturbridge Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBurgess Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNichols College8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWorcester Regional Airport ORH15 miMajor airportBradley International Airport BDL33 miInterstateI-84under a mileUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakUnion Station WOR18 miCoachSturbridge New England Truck StopGreyhound1.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01508 ZIP area.
