Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:56 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:24 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 27°F46 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month June6 in of snow a year, on about 2 days40 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, S Boston station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBanister Lakelake · 3.3 miSouthside Virginia Community College - Southern Virginia Higher Education Centercollege · 7.4 miBanister Riverriver · 8.3 miConner Lakelake · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDifficult Creekstate wilderness · 9.1 miLake Connor Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 9.2 mi · 102 acresDifficult Creek State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 165 acresStaunton River Battlefield State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 81 acresStaunton River State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 668 acresOcconeechee State Parkstate park · 24.4 mi · 2,678 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 3.8 on 21 Oct 199849 mi away, near Dillwyn, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 199849 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHalifax County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025318 of 325 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 67main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prince Edward County, VA, 38 mi away
Drinking waterHcsa- Leigh Street Plantserves 9,364 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation389 ft119 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Halifax Regional Hospital6.4 miPost officeHalifax Post Office3.6 miTown hallHalifax Town Hall3.6 miPoliceVirginia State Police Division 3 Area 23 Office3.2 miFire stationHalifax Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthside Virginia Community College - Southern Virginia Higher Education Center7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH40 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU64 miInterstateI-8539 miUS highwayUS 5012.7 miAmtrakDanville, VA DAN32 miCoachSouth Boston (Pilot Travel Center)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's9.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24585 ZIP area.
