Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min6:03 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min8:06 am – 5:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 17°F34 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month May65 in of snow a year, on about 45 days10 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Battle Creek 5nw station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBear Lakelake · 1.6 miHamlin Lakelake · 1.8 miKellogg Community Collegecollege · 4.1 miWard Islandisland · 6.8 miClark Islandisland · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGull Lake View's Bedford Valley Golf Coursenature preserve · 1.0 mi · 165 acresMarywood Golf Clubnature preserve · 1.4 mi · 126 acresFort Custer National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.1 mi · 773 acresAugusta Creek State Fish & Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 390 acresLux Arbor Reservestate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 1,236 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 2 May 201516 mi away, near Galesburg, MichiganMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jun 201519 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCalhoun County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025224 of 365 days measured134 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 156main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kalamazoo County, MI, 20 mi away
Drinking waterBattle Creek - Verona Systemserves 43,975 people from ground water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation895 ft273 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFieldstone Center4.3 miPost officeBedford Post Office1.7 miTown hallPennfield Township Hall3.3 miPoliceCalhoun County Sheriff's Department Pennfield Station3.3 miFire stationBedford Charter Township Fire Department Station 11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolBedford Bible Church School1.6 miCollegeKellogg Community College4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport AZO21 miMajor airportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR38 miInterstateI-94 Bus Lp5.0 miUS highwayUS 2711 miAmtrakBattle Creek, MI BTL5.1 miCoachBattle Creek Bus StopGreyhound5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49018 ZIP area.
