Local servicesHospitalWinchester Medical Center8.0 miPost officeClear Brook Post Office1.6 miTown hallWinchester City Hall7.2 miPoliceWinchester Police Department7.0 miFire stationFrederick County Fire and Rescue Department Station 13 - Clear Brook1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR36 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD39 miInterstateI-812.1 miUS highwayUS 111.7 miAmtrakManassas, VA MSS47 miRailDUFFIELDS W VA MARC ebMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)15 miCoachFront Royal (Riverton Commons)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's22 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 56 min5:46 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:28 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 21°F40 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days29 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winchester 7 Se station, 6 mi away; snow from Winchester
Parks and public landsClearbrook Parkpark · 1.3 miRed Bud Run State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 miSouth Jefferson Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 73 acresWinchester National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.8 miChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 11.4 mi · 13,211 acresShannondale Springs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 1,640 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201035 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201614 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFrederick County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Frederick County monitors, VA
Drinking waterFrederick Waterserves 46,206 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation599 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
