Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 26 min5:11 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:23 am – 4:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 12°F43 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month August75 in of snow a year, on about 36 days12 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Whitehall station, 8 mi away; snow from Rutland
Nearby landmarksIndian Baybay · 1.6 miCastleton Riverriver · 2.1 miVermont State University Castleton Campuscollege · 3.7 miLake Bomoseenlake · 2.7 miMount Hamiltonpeak · 2.8 miMason Pointcape · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBonsawinno Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 285 acresFairhaven Athletic Fieldsrecreation area · under a mileMarsh Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 96 acresBomoseen State Parkstate park · 4.1 miGreen Mountain National Forestnational forest · 4.8 mi · 412,402 acresBlueberry Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 122 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 23 Oct 198434 mi away, near North Creek, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202029 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRutland County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 364 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 130main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rutland County monitors, VT
Drinking waterRutland City Water Deptserves 18,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation362 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRutland Regional Medical Center14.8 miPost officeFair Haven Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFair Haven Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceFair Haven Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationFair Haven Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryFair Haven Grade Schoolunder a mileMiddleFair Haven Union Middle and High School1.0 miCollegeVermont State University Castleton Campus3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport RUT16 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB65 miInterstateI-8724 miUS highwayUS 4under a mileAmtrakCastleton, VT CNV4.1 miCoachMarble Valley Regional Transit CenterVermont Translines14 miTransit3 stops within a mileThe BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 05750 ZIP area.
