Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:54 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:25 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 27°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 4 days27 days above 90°F, 94 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Appomattox station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSelf Guided Nature Trailheadtrailhead · under a mileBald Mountainpeak · 3.4 miSouth Fork Appomattox Riverriver · 3.4 miPiney Mountainpeak · 4.0 miTownwanda Lakelake · 6.5 miLawsons Pondlake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAppomattox Court House National Historical Parkhistoric site · within reach · 1,702 acresHolliday Lake State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 255 acresHigh Bridge Trail State Parkstate park · 10.8 miUpland Hardwood Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.8 miJames River State Parkstate park · 10.9 miFeatherfin Farm Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 166 acresSource: 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 200347 mi away, near Columbia, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201442 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAppomattox County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought 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, 23 mi away
Drinking waterAppomattox Water Systemserves 1,761 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation809 ft247 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentra Lynchburg General Hospital20.3 miPost officeAppomattox Post Office1.9 miTown hallAppomatox Town Hall2.1 miPoliceAppomattox County Sheriff's Office2.0 miFire stationAppomattox Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH22 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC82 miUS highwayUS 4601.1 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH19 miCoachLynchburg Transit CenterGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23939 ZIP area.
