Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 38 min6:00 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min7:24 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month September2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days54 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Haw Rvr 1e station, 9 mi away; snow from Graham 2 Ene
Nearby landmarksLake Cammacklake · 2.0 miLake Burlington Sediment Poollake · 2.8 miStony Creek Mountainpeak · 4.2 miStony Creek Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miAlamance Community Collegecollege · 8.7 miQuaker Creek Reservoirreservoir · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Burlington - Lake Cammack Park and Marinarecreation area · 1.3 mi · 61 acresGreat Bend Parkpark · 4.4 miR. Wayne Bailey - Caswell Game Landstate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 1,552 acresAlamance Battleground State Historic Sitestate historic site · 14.6 mi · 58 acresOcconeechee Mountain State Natural Areastate park · 16.7 mi · 221 acresMountains-to-Sea Trailstate park · 16.9 mi · 796 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAlamance County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025274 of 365 days measured91 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Guilford County, NC, 24 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Burlingtonserves 61,365 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation598 ft182 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAlamance Regional Medical Center11.3 miPost officeHaw River Post Office6.8 miTown hallGreen Level Town Hall5.4 miPoliceHaw River Police Department6.9 miFire stationNorth Central Alamance Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAlamance Community College8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO32 miInterstateI-408.5 miUS highwayUS 706.7 miAmtrakBurlington, NC BNC7.3 miCoachReidsvilleSunway Charters21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27220 ZIP area.
