Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:58 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:29 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F46 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 5 days28 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Roanoke 8 N station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksPiney Mountainpeak · 1.2 miGreens Knobpeak · under a mileBeaverdam Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miFalling Creek Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miRainbow Forest Lakelake · 5.0 miHickory Lakelake · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStonebridge Parkpark · 4.1 miGoode Parkpark · 4.7 miBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 13.5 mi · 244 acresThe National D-Day Memorialhistoric site · 13.8 miPoor Mountainstate wilderness · 16.5 mi · 78 acresSmith Mountain Lake State Parkstate park · 17.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197435 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200913 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBedford County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 10 mi away
Drinking waterBedford Regional Water Authority (brwa)serves 38,794 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,821 ft555 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarilion Roanoke Community Hospital8.8 miPost officeBlue Ridge Post Office4.1 miTown hallVinton Municipal Building6.4 miPoliceVinton Police Department6.4 miFire stationStewartsville - Chamblissburg Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
