Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:04 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:39 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 12 days34 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Madison 3nnw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksChesterfield Mine Siltation Pondlake · 1.7 miBig Mountain Slurry Pondlake · 3.8 miWorkman Knobpeak · 5.2 miBald Knobpeak · 9.3 miSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Boone - Lincoln Campuscollege · 8.9 miRobinhood Impoundmentreservoir · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMadison Danville Community Centerpark · 8.9 miChief Logan State Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 3,318 acresMarmet Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.4 mi · 154 acresR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.0 mi · 19,158 acresLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.1 miTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 28.4 mi · 3,744 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 19 Jun 197646 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Jun 199126 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBoone County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 25 mi away
Elevation998 ft304 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone Memorial Hospital6.0 miPost officeGordon Post Office1.5 miTown hallMadison City Hall7.1 miPoliceMadison Police Department7.1 miFire stationVan Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolChristian Faith Academy1.7 miElementaryVan Elementary School1.7 miHighVan Junior - Senior High School1.9 miCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Boone - Lincoln Campus8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW27 miInterstateI-7718 miUS highwayUS 1198.5 miAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW25 miCoachCharleston (City Center)Barons Bus Lines25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25010 ZIP area.
