Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:51 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:32 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F40 in of rain a yearwettest month July170 in of snow a year, on about 65 days30 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Petersburg station, 7 mi away; snow from Davis 3se
Nearby landmarksBEAR ROCKS TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.7 miBEAVER DAM TRAILHEADtrailhead · 4.0 miFort Hillpeak · 6.9 miRED CREEK CAMPGROUNDcampground · 5.2 miStony River Reservoirreservoir · 5.5 miBrick Church Springspring · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCanaan Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.7 mi · 16,959 acresEcho Parkpark · 5.7 miDay Parkpark · 6.4 miCanaan Valley Resort State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 5,807 acresLittle Canaan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 3,072 acresBlackwater Falls State Parkstate park · 13.1 mi · 2,280 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 LowGrant County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 18 mi away
Drinking waterGrant Co PSD-northfork-maysvilleserves 4,559 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,900 ft579 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGrant Memorial Hospital7.0 miPost officeMaysville Post Office5.0 miTown hallPetersburg City Hall7.8 miPoliceGrant County Sheriff's Office7.8 miFire stationMaysville Volunteer Fire Department4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW54 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD96 miInterstateI-8138 miUS highwayUS 487.6 miAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB73 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26734 ZIP area.
