Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:50 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:23 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days40 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crozier station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Killerneylake · under a mileHarris Pondlake · 1.6 miYanceyville Millpondreservoir · 8.4 miSheltons Millpondreservoir · 8.9 miElk Islandisland · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMatthews Parkpark · 3.7 miByrd Parkpark · 5.9 miGoochland Marsh State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 miPowhatan State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 1,564 acresLake Anna State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 415 acresBear Creek Lake State Parkstate park · 25.2 mi · 325 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 20117 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201421 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGoochland County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albemarle County, VA, 34 mi away
Drinking waterEastern Goochland Central Water Systemserves 5,805 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
Elevation322 ft98 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHospital Corporation of America - West Creek Emergency Center22.6 miPost officeHadensville Post Officeunder a milePoliceVirginia State Police Division 1 Area 4 Office6.9 miFire stationGoochland County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 6 Hadensville1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeReynolds Community College - Goochland Campus10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO33 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC43 miInterstateI-641.5 miUS highwayUS 2501.0 miAmtrakAshland, VA ASD28 miCoachGlen Allen, VA (Gaskins Road Park & Ride located on Commuter Dr, Glen Allen, VA)OurBus26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23067 ZIP area.
