Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Virginia Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital11.1 miPost officeBatesville Post Officeunder a milePoliceWaynesboro Police Department9.9 miFire stationNorth Garden Volunteer Fire Company4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighMiller School of Albemarle1.4 miCollegeUniversity of Virginia12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO18 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC84 miInterstateI-643.2 miUS highwayUS 2502.8 miAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS13 miCoachCharlottesville (University of Virginia)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:52 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:27 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F47 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September11 in of snow a year, on about 5 days16 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Free Union station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCastle Rockpeak · 3.5 miSportsman Lakelake · 1.7 miAlumni Lakelake · 1.8 miYellow Mountainpeak · 1.8 miMiddle Branch North Fork Hardware Riverriver · 6.4 miCrozet Water Supply Reservoirreservoir · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClaudius Crozet Parkpark · 4.6 miMint Springs Parkpark · 5.3 mi · 508 acresShenandoah National Parknational park · 13.8 miLake Albemarle Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.1 miBiscuit Run State Parkstate park · 10.6 miLyndhurst Pondsstate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 349 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201144 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAlbemarle County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Albemarle County monitors, VA
Drinking waterAcsa Urban Areaserves 77,408 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation579 ft176 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
