Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:45 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:17 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days50 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Pt 2 Nw station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksChurch Hillpeak · 2.2 miMorris Baybay · 3.8 miPoropotank Baybay · 4.6 miRappahannock Community College - Glenns Campuscollege · 5.7 miPoropotank Riverriver · 4.8 miBarren Pointcape · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYork River State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 2,501 acresBeaverdam Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 1,466 acresArk Parkpark · 5.2 miWildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 2,653 acresWare Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 2,653 acresMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 647 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGloucester County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 35 mi away
Drinking waterGloucester County Water Systemserves 10,754 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation69 ft21 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverside Walter Reed Hospital6.7 miPost officeArk Post Office4.5 miTown hallWest Point Town Hall9.4 miPoliceVirginia State Police Division 5 Area 33 Office6.9 miFire stationLower King and Queen Volunteer Fire Department - Gressit Station4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Glenns Campus5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF25 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC38 miInterstateI-649.6 miUS highwayUS 17under a mileAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG15 miCoachWilliamsburg (Amtrak)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23190 ZIP area.
