Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:52 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:29 am – 4:58 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F39 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 10 days21 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dale Enterprise station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Shenandoah Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 2.8 miRamblewood Parkrecreation area · 1.7 mi · 52 acresPurcell Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 57 acresDeep Run Pondsstate wilderness · 10.0 mi · 199 acresDeep Run Ponds Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 707 acresDeep Run Ponds State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 9.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 17 Aug 198447 mi away, near Palmyra, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Sep 200137 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRockingham County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane 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, Rockingham County monitors, VA
Drinking waterThree Springs Regional - Rcpwserves 14,834 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,253 ft382 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara RMH Medical Center2.4 miPost officeHarrisonburg Post Office1.6 miTown hallDayton Municipal Building3.4 miPoliceDayton Police Department3.4 miFire stationHarrisonburg Fire Department Station 21.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighMassanutten Technical Center1.3 miSchoolRockingham Academy1.4 miElementaryPleasant Valley Elementary School1.4 miCollegeJames Madison University3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD8.4 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD87 miInterstateI-811.3 miUS highwayUS 111.5 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA19 miCoachHarrisonburg, VA (James Madison University - Godwin Hall. The bus will stop on the parking lot side of Godwin Hall. Look for an OurBus bus stop sign aOurBus3.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22848 ZIP area.
