Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:46 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:26 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September20 in of snow a year, on about 6 days5 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Wx station, 10 mi away; snow from The Plains 2 Nne
Nearby landmarksWoodside Lakelake · 2.3 miBunker Hillpeak · 4.5 miBrick House Lakelake · 2.6 miLost Mountainpeak · 4.8 miSky Meadow State Parkpark · 7.7 miSky Meadows State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSky Meadows State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 490 acresNorthern Fauquier Community Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 85 acresAppalachian Trail Corridornational park · 11.1 miGreat Meadowspark · 6.5 mi · 203 acresThompson Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 562 acresABT Holdingstate historic site · 8.7 mi · 180 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201034 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201628 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFauquier County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025239 of 245 days measured6 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fauquier County monitors, VA
Drinking waterTown of Warrentonserves 11,801 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation510 ft155 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Virginia Health Haymarket Medical Center13.6 miPost officeRectortown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallThe Plains Town Hall6.1 miPoliceMiddleburg Police Department7.7 miFire stationMarshall Volunteer Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryClaude Thompson Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Virginia - Blandy Experimental Farm14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD22 miInterstateI-663.0 miUS highwayUS 172.9 miAmtrakManassas, VA MSS24 miCoachWarrenton (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20140 ZIP area.
