Local servicesHospitalGrace Cottage Hospital11.2 miPost officeWestminster Station Post Office1.0 miTown hallWalpole Town Hall1.7 miPoliceVermont State Police Westminster Barracks - Troop Bunder a mileFire stationWalpole Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB38 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB72 miInterstateI-91under a mileUS highwayUS 5under a mileAmtrakBellows Falls, VT BLF3.0 miCoachBellows Falls Bus StopGreyhound3.0 miTransit4 stops within a mileMOOverSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:10 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:18 am – 4:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 13°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month June60 in of snow a year, on about 20 days7 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walpole 2s Nepp station, 4 mi away; snow from Walpole 3
Parks and public landsHubbard Farms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.0 miBellow Falls Recreation Areapark · 2.3 mi · 62 acresMissing Link Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 miSurry Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.0 mi · 1,683 acresTurner Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 219 acresGrafton Village Parkpark · 9.5 mi · 64 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 25 Oct 198648 mi away, near Northfield, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWindham County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 202592 of 100 days measured7 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 15, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Windham County monitors, VT
Drinking waterBrattleboro Water Deptserves 12,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation466 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
