Local servicesHospitalStafford Hospital9.7 miPost officeRuby Post Officeunder a milePoliceAquia Harbor Police Department8.7 miFire stationStafford County Fire and Rescue Department Company 8 Rockhill1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington - Stafford Campus9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD31 miInterstateI-957.8 miUS highwayUS 177.1 miAmtrakQuantico, VA QAN14 miRail2Virginia Railway Express (VRE)12 miCoachFredericksburg, VA (Warrenton Road Commuter Lot (Free overnight parking, at owner's own risk))OurBus11 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 52 min5:46 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:23 am – 4:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quantico Mcas station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Arrowheadlake · under a mileLittle Lake Arrowheadlake · under a mileLunga Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miUniversity of Mary Washington - Stafford Campuscollege · 9.6 miGermanna Community College - Barbara J Fried Centercollege · 10.0 miBreckenridge Reservoirreservoir · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCurtis Memorial Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 475 acresFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 14.5 miMerrimac Farm Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 302 acresMonroe Parkpark · 7.4 miQuantico National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.3 mi · 730 acresWidewater State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 1,081 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201147 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201248 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStafford County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025347 of 360 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Stafford County monitors, VA
Drinking waterStafford County Utilitiesserves 123,684 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation332 ft101 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
