Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:47 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:22 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month September12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days32 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Corbin station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Pocahontaslake · 1.8 miLake Minnehahalake · 2.3 miPo Riverriver · 3.0 miNi Riverriver · 3.0 miGermanna Community College Fredericksburg Campuscollege · 6.7 miEastern Virginia Career Collegecollege · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 11.2 miPatriot Parkrecreation area · 4.0 mi · 133 acresMareshall Parkpark · 5.1 miMattaponi Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 768 acresFredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Parkhistoric site · 9.7 mi · 7,640 acresOakley Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 2,900 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201128 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201230 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSpotsylvania County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateStrong wind 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, nearest monitors: Stafford County, VA, 20 mi away
Drinking waterSpotsylvania County Utilitiesserves 95,686 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation246 ft75 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpotsylvania Regional Medical Center5.7 miPost officeThornburg Post Officeunder a milePoliceSpotsylvania County Sheriff's Office5.7 miFire stationSpotsylvania County Fire and Rescue Station 8under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleThornburg Middle School1.1 miElementaryRiverview Elementary School1.3 miCollegeGermanna Community College Fredericksburg Campus6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC45 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG12 miRailLeadVirginia Railway Express (VRE)7.1 miCoachFredericksburg (Old Salem Church Rd Park & Ride Lot)FlixBus10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22565 ZIP area.
