Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 12 min5:45 am – 6:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 11 h 4 min6:45 am – 5:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 77°FColdest month January: highs 84°F, lows 71°F37 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month NovemberSnow is rare70 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Christiansted Ap, Vi Vq station, 2 mi away; snow from Montpellier, Vi Vq
Nearby landmarksUniversity of the Virgin Islands - Albert A Sheen Campuscollege · under a mileFredensborg Hillpeak · under a mileKaserne Hillpeak · under a mileNegro Baybay · 2.3 miManning Baybay · 2.4 miFredensborg Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEstate Adventurestate recreation area · 1.0 miManning Bay Wetlandsstate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 74 acresSalt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preservehistoric site · 3.5 mi · 238 acresChristiansted National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.1 miRuth Caystate conservation land · 3.5 miAltona Lagoon Beachstate park · 6.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes477 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197032 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 8 Jul 197016 mi away, near Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin IslandsMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 Sep 202642 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Insufficient DataVieques Municipio, PR, compared with all US countiesSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 202598 of 115 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 29, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fajardo County, PR, 69 mi away
Elevation74 ft23 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGovernor Juan Francisco Luis Hospital and Medical Center2.7 miPost officeKingshill Post Office1.2 miPoliceAnn Schrader Command Police Station1.2 miFire stationSaint Croix Fire Department Herbert L Canegata Fire Station1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherHighSaint Croix Educational Complex High Schoolunder a mileHighSaint Croix Central High Schoolunder a mileSchoolReading Rainbow Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of the Virgin Islands - Albert A Sheen Campusunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundTransit32 stops within a mileVirgin Island Transit (VITran)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 00850 ZIP area.
