Local servicesHospitalLewisGale Hospital Alleghany17.2 miPost officeEagle Rock Post Office5.9 miTown hallBuchanan Town Hall6.1 miPoliceBotetourt County Sheriff's Office6.2 miFire stationEagle Rock Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company 56.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24438 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:58 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:30 am – 5:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 27°F44 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 5 days42 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buchanan station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPoplar Hillpeak · 5.7 miGrassy Island (historical)island · 3.9 miRound Mountainpeak · 5.1 miBEARWALLOW HORSE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 7.1 miKarnes Springspring · 6.6 miBOBBLETS GAP SHELTERcampground · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNatural Bridge State Parkstate park · 13.4 mi · 1,531 acresShort Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 4,233 acresShort Hillsstate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 83 acresDouthat State Parkstate park · 20.5 mi · 53 acresPoor Mountainstate wilderness · 26.6 mi · 78 acresBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 30.2 mi · 244 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197437 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200924 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBotetourt County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 21 mi away
Drinking waterMountain Viewserves 2,773 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,160 ft354 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
