Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:57 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:24 am – 5:03 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 27°F46 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month June6 in of snow a year, on about 2 days40 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, S Boston station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlanes Millpondreservoir · 3.0 miSouthside Virginia Community College - Southern Virginia Higher Education Centercollege · 6.3 miGilliam Pondlake · 3.5 miAfter Bay Reservoirreservoir · 7.7 miBethel Hillpeak · 7.0 miWilkins Pondlake · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMayo Game Landstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 5,243 acresHyco Game Landstate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 3,978 acresStaunton River State Parkstate park · 15.3 miDifficult Creek State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 14.3 mi · 165 acresDifficult Creekstate wilderness · 15.8 miStaunton River Battlefield State Parkstate park · 22.8 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHalifax County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025262 of 365 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Durham County, NC, 40 mi away
Drinking waterHcsa- Leigh Street Plantserves 9,364 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation470 ft143 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Halifax Regional Hospital7.2 miPost officeCluster Springs Post Office1.3 miTown hallSouth Boston Town Hall6.5 miPoliceSouth Boston Police Department7.5 miFire stationCluster Springs Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCluster Springs Elementary School1.6 miCollegeSouthside Virginia Community College - Southern Virginia Higher Education Center6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU51 miInterstateI-8530 miUS highwayUS 5011.3 miAmtrakDanville, VA DAN24 miCoachSouth Boston (Pilot Travel Center)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24535 ZIP area.
