Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital12.9 miPost officeMount Holly Post Office2.8 miTown hallMontross Town Hall8.1 miPoliceWestmoreland County Sheriff's Office8.4 miFire stationWestmoreland Volunteer Fire Department Engine - Company 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Warsaw Campus12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA54 miUS highwayUS 36012 miAmtrakQuantico, VA QAN43 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 min5:44 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:19 am – 4:50 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, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsSt. Clements Island Spstate park · 7.2 mi · 58 acresNewtowne Neck Spstate park · 8.2 mi · 836 acresWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 9.7 mi · 1,328 acresChandlers Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.9 miGardys Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.9 miSt Marys River Spstate park · 10.2 mi · 790 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 201049 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWestmoreland County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 40 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Colonial Beachserves 3,875 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
