Local servicesHospitalHampshire Memorial Hospital2.5 miPost officeShanks Post Office1.5 miTown hallRomney City Town Hall5.3 miPoliceRomney Police Department5.3 miFire stationAugusta Volunteer Fire Company2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR57 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD69 miInterstateI-6824 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB39 miCoachCumberland (Allegany College)BayRunner Shuttle24 miTransit1 stop within a milePotomac Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:48 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:30 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F38 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days28 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Romney 1 Sw station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Fork Little Cacapon Riverriver · under a mileSouth Fork Little Cacapon Riverriver · under a mileLittle Cacapon Mountainpeak · 3.6 miStony Mountainpeak · 5.5 miEverett Fruit Farm Springspring · 5.0 miHarding Springspring · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCentral Hampshire Parkpark · 2.4 miShort Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 8,246 acresFort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 232 acresNathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 11,134 acresHampshire Parkpark · 7.3 miWhite Horse Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 1,765 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 3.1 on 26 Apr 197835 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHampshire County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Frederick County, VA, 22 mi away
Drinking waterCentral Hampshire PSDserves 2,274 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,017 ft310 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
