Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 53 min5:38 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min8:15 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 19°F, lows 1°F20 in of rain a year, on about 40 dayswettest month July46 in of snow a year, on about 23 days9 days above 90°F, 181 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamestown Muni Ap station, 14 mi away; snow from Jamestown State Hosp
Nearby landmarksIsland Lakelake · 1.0 miGoose Lakelake · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMoon Lakestate recreation area · 10.1 miHobart Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.0 mi · 247 acresSpiritwood Lakestate recreation area · 16.2 miBarnes County Waterfowl Production Areanational wildlife refuge · 19.9 mi · 343 acresPipestem Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.2 mi · 7,499 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 LowBarnes County, ND, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025275 of 361 days measured75 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 7 unhealthy daysMedian index 37, worst day 192main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cass County, ND, 53 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Valley Cityserves 6,585 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,479 ft451 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Dakota State Hospital14.8 miPost officeSpiritwood Post Office6.4 miFire stationSanborn Rural Fire Department7.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJamestown Regional Airport JMS15 miInterstateI-942.0 miUS highwayUS 522.0 miCoachJamestownJefferson Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 58432 ZIP area.
