Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:48 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:28 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 21°F40 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month September24 in of snow a year, on about 8 days23 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Woodstock 2 Ne station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksFishers Hillpeak · under a mileSandy Hookcape · 1.6 miRound Hillpeak · 1.9 miBorum Springspring · 1.7 miStrasburg Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miBEARWALLOWtrailhead · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStrasburg Parkpark · 2.7 miCedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Parkhistoric site · 5.4 mi · 128 acresKeister Tractpark · 4.0 mi · 154 acresOgdens Cave State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 110 acresSeven Bends State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 307 acresAndy Guest/Shenandoah River State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 180 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201639 mi away, near Ranson, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowShenandoah County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateRiver flooding 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, nearest monitors: Frederick County, VA, 17 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Strasburgserves 7,410 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation731 ft223 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalShenandoah Memorial Hospital9.8 miPost officeStrasburg Post Office2.2 miTown hallStrasburg Town Hall2.3 miPoliceStrasburg Police Department2.3 miFire stationStrasburg Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySandy Hook Elementary School1.7 miCollegeLord Fairfax Community College - Middletown Campus8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD51 miInterstateI-81under a mileUS highwayUS 11under a mileAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP42 miCoachFront Royal (Riverton Commons)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22626 ZIP area.
