Local servicesHospitalEdward P Boland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center2.7 miPost officeHatfield Post Office1.9 miTown hallHadley Town Hall3.0 miPoliceState Police Northampton Barracks1.1 miFire stationHatfield Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL30 miInterstateI-91under a mileUS highwayUS 5under a mileAmtrakNorthampton, MA NHT3.5 miCoachNorthamptonPeter Pan Bus Lines3.7 miTransit2 stops within a mileFranklin Regional Transit Authority (FRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:13 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:16 am – 4:21 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 14°F47 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month October37 in of snow a year, on about 19 days12 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Amherst station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsConnecticut River Greenway State Parkstate park · 2.1 miWest Hatfield Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileHill Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.5 miGreat Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 miJ.A. Skinner State Parkstate park · 4.8 miMount Holyoke Range State Parkstate park · 5.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199418 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jun 200021 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHampshire County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025312 of 365 days measured49 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hampshire County monitors, MA
Drinking waterAmherst Dpw Water Divisionserves 39,263 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2024: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation151 ft46 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
