Local servicesHospitalWestern State Hospital6.7 miPost officeChurchville Post Office3.2 miTown hallStaunton City Hall4.2 miPoliceStaunton Police Department4.2 miFire stationSwoope Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD15 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD105 miInterstateI-646.4 miUS highwayUS 2501.8 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA4.4 miCoachStaunton (Crossing Way Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy6.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:53 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:29 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F41 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September22 in of snow a year, on about 9 days11 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Staunton Wtp station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · within reach · 960,981 acresGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forestnational forest · 4.4 mi · 144 acresGypsey Hill Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 218 acresMontgomery Hall Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 168 acresStaunton National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.6 miCowbane Prairie State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 63 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 17 Aug 198449 mi away, near Palmyra, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Sep 200142 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAugusta County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rockingham County, VA, 27 mi away
Drinking waterSouth River Sanitary Districtserves 26,083 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,638 ft499 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
