Local servicesHospitalSaint Josephs Hospital6.4 miPost officeAdrian Post Office2.7 miTown hallBuckhannon City Hall6.6 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 3 - Buckhannon Detachment3.8 miFire stationWashington District Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia Wesleyan College6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB28 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT110 miInterstateI-7914 miUS highwayUS 336.2 miCoachWestonBarons Bus Lines13 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 54 min5:55 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:35 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F56 in of rain a year, on about 115 dayswettest month July55 in of snow a year, on about 32 days2 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Cave 2 Ne station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsUpshur County Recreation Parkrecreation area · 3.7 miBuckhannon City Parkpark · 5.9 miStonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 3,080 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 9.1 mi · 922,098 acresStonewall Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 18,399 acresAudra State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 344 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 31 Mar 201337 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201337 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowUpshur County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 39 mi away
Drinking waterBuckhannon Water Boardserves 8,098 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,740 ft530 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
