Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:44 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:25 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F45 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month May21 in of snow a year, on about 10 days32 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wfo Sterling station, 3 mi away; snow from Washington Dc Dulles Ap
Nearby landmarksWashington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Sterling / Pacific Boulevard Trailheadpark · 1.4 miAlder Lakelake · 2.7 miStrayer University Loudoun Campuscollege · 3.7 miNorthern Virginia Community College - Loudoun Campuscollege · 3.7 miCedar Lakelake · 2.8 miWashington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Herndon Trailheadpark · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChick Ford Field and Ryan Bickel Fieldpark · 1.8 mi · 101 acresLyndora Parkpark · 2.3 miMckee Beshers Wmastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 1,971 acresISLANDS OF THE POTOMAC Wildlife Management Area - Islands of the Potomac Wildlandsstate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 457 acresSeneca Creek State Parkstate park · 9.2 miBall's Bluff National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201018 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201630 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLoudoun County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 365 days measured70 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 120main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Loudoun County monitors, VA
Drinking waterLoudoun Water - Central Systemserves 334,808 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
Elevation262 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalReston Hospital Center5.1 miPost officeAshburn Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHerndon Municipal Center3.8 miPoliceLoudoun County Sheriff's Office Eastern Loudoun Station3.6 miFire stationMetropolitan Washington Airport Authority Fire and Rescue Station 3041.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolFairfax Christian School1.1 miElementaryGuilford Elementary School1.8 miCollegeStrayer University Loudoun Campus3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD3.6 miInterstateI-6610 miUS highwayUS 506.0 miAmtrakBurke Centre, VA BCV16 miSubwayLoudoun GatewayWashington Metrounder a mileCoachDulles Airport, VA (Metrorail station drop-off area near Main Parking Garage #1, Kiss & Fly Stop 2, stall 5. Look for the bus bay marked OurBus)OurBus2.8 miTransit26 stops within a mileWashington Metro, Loudoun County TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20103 ZIP area.
