Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:44 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:18 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month August12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days44 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warsaw 2 Nw station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksColbert Pointcape · under a mileCurletts Pointcape · 1.4 miBelle Isleisland · 1.0 miMcKans Baybay · 3.4 miBalls Millpondreservoir · 2.6 miWildwood Beachbeach · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBelle Isle State Parkstate park · under a mileHickory Hollow State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 251 acresBush Mill Streamstate conservation land · 10.0 miBush Mill Stream State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 10.0 miGardys Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 14.2 miRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.6 mi · 7,618 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 2 Oct 201050 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201050 mi awaySource: 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 waterTown of Kilmarnockserves 1,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation15 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRappahannock General Hospital13.7 miPost officeMorattico Post Office1.2 miPoliceLancaster County Sheriff's Office8.0 miFire stationUpper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Kilmarnock Center13.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC44 miInterstateI-6427 miUS highwayUS 176.7 miAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG36 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22523 ZIP area.
