Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital14.9 miPost officeMontross Post Office2.7 miTown hallMontross Town Hall2.7 miPoliceWestmoreland County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationWestmoreland Volunteer Fire Department - Company 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Warsaw Campus11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC52 miInterstateI-9539 miUS highwayUS 36011 miAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG38 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 49 min5:44 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:19 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month August12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days44 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warsaw 2 Nw station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 4.1 mi · 1,328 acresChandlers Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 3.1 miSt. Clements Island Spstate park · 6.5 mi · 58 acresGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 8.2 mi · 556 acresRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.4 mi · 7,664 acresNewtowne Neck Spstate park · 9.0 mi · 836 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 3.0 on 2 Oct 201044 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWestmoreland County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought 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, 42 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Colonial Beachserves 3,875 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation153 ft47 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
