Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:09 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:09 am – 4:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F52 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month March50 in of snow a year, on about 19 days12 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norton W station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksWheaton Collegecollege · 2.3 miNorton Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGreat Woodswoods · 1.9 miWading River Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miRumford Riverriver · 3.4 miWading Riverriver · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHall Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileMill Farm Estates Conservation Areastate conservation land · 1.3 miTown of Mansfieldstate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 70 acresCanoe River Greenbeltstate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 147 acresCanoe River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 120 acresOld Town Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202035 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202035 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBristol County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Bristol County monitors, MA
Drinking waterInima Usa / Aquaria LLCserves 105,643 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation118 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSturdy Memorial Hospital5.5 miPost officeNorton Post Office2.3 miTown hallMansfield Town Hall1.9 miPoliceNorton Police Department2.2 miFire stationMansfield Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryJordan Jackson Elementary School2.0 miCollegeWheaton College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD22 miInterstateI-495under a mileUS highwayUS 16.0 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE15 miRailMansfieldMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)2.6 miCoachWest BridgewaterPeter Pan (BZ)7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02031 ZIP area.
