Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:44 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:17 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days50 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Pt 2 Nw station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsBelle Isle State Parkstate park · 1.7 miHickory Hollow State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 251 acresBush Mill Streamstate conservation land · 10.8 miBush Mill Stream State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 10.8 miHughlett Point State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 14.2 mi · 203 acresGardys Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 17.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLancaster County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 364 days measured88 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 85main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Henrico County, VA, 45 mi away
Drinking waterHeritage Pointserves 187 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation0 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRappahannock General Hospital10.9 miPost officeMollusk Post Office2.4 miTown hallUrbanna Town Hall7.9 miPoliceLancaster County Sheriff's Office6.3 miFire stationUpper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Kilmarnock Center10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF43 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC44 miInterstateI-6426 miUS highwayUS 176.8 miAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG34 miCoachNew Kent (Colonial Downs)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22517 ZIP area.
