Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:54 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:26 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 4 days31 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tye Rvr 1 Se station, 7 mi away; snow from Appomattox
Nearby landmarksLarkin Mountainpeak · under a mileShrader Lakelake · 2.3 miPettyjohn Islandisland · 3.0 miChristian Islandisland · 3.0 miBuck Mountainpeak · 4.3 miEarly Lakelake · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJames River State Parkstate park · 6.5 miCarry Sanctuaryrecreation area · 7.0 mi · 51 acresConstitution Oaksrecreation area · 7.0 miJames River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,035 acresJames Riverstate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,035 acresLake Nelson Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200349 mi away, near Columbia, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201448 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAmherst County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025318 of 325 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 67main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prince Edward County, VA, 36 mi away
Drinking waterAmherst Co Service Authority (acsa)serves 14,799 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
Elevation782 ft238 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentra Lynchburg General Hospital14.9 miPost officeGladstone Post Office3.6 miTown hallAmherst Town Hall6.7 miPoliceAmherst County Sheriff's Office6.6 miFire stationGladstone Volunteer Fire Department6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH20 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC89 miInterstateI-8130 miUS highwayUS 601.7 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH15 miCoachAmherst (Shoppes of Amherst)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's6.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24533 ZIP area.
