Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:46 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:21 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month September12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days32 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Corbin station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksDelos Lakelake · 2.2 miSouth Riverriver · 6.0 miHamilton Pondlake · under a mileJiles Millpondreservoir · 6.8 miMatta Riverriver · 8.5 miPort Royal Trailtrailhead · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMattaponi Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 1,782 acresMattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 469 acresPettigrew Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 917 acresLands End Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 429 acresFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 18.2 miRobert W. Duncan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 1,347 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201137 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201240 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCaroline County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025235 of 243 days measured8 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Caroline County monitors, VA
Drinking waterTown of Bowling Greenserves 1,233 people from ground water20 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: gross alpha radiation, maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation141 ft43 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpotsylvania Regional Medical Center15.1 miPost officeBowling Green Post Office3.6 miTown hallBowling Green Town Hall3.4 miPoliceBowling Green Police Department3.4 miFire stationFort Walker Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - King George Site14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC39 miInterstateI-9512 miUS highwayUS 3011.2 miAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG18 miRailLeadVirginia Railway Express (VRE)13 miCoachFredericksburg Bus StopGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22428 ZIP area.
