Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:09 am – 4:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 23°F44 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days14 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boston Logan Intl Ap station
Parks and public landsWood Island Bay Marshstate park · within reach · 88 acresWood Island Bay Edgestate park · under a mileConstitution Beachstate park · under a mileBayswater Streetstate park · under a mileDecatur & Meridian Streets Parkstate park · 1.2 miScarmella/Maverick Squarestate park · 1.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199932 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSuffolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 106main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Suffolk County monitors, MA
Drinking waterBenfield Farmsserves 50 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation0 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpaulding Rehabilitation Hospital1.8 miPost officeEast Boston Post Office1.3 miTown hallWinthrop Town Hall1.6 miPoliceMassachusetts State Police Troop F Logan Barracksunder a mileFire stationBoston Fire Department Engine 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools16 elementary, 6 middle, 3 high, 5 otherMiddleExcel Academyunder a mileElementaryPatrick J Kennedy Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolEast Boston Montessori School1.0 miCollegeMGH Institute of Health Professions2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOSunder a mileInterstateI-90under a mileUS highwayUS 11.7 miAmtrakNorth Station BON2.4 miSubwayWood IslandMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachLogan International Airport (Terminal E)Peter Pan (BZ)under a mileTransit115 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), C&J Bus LinesSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02228 ZIP area.
