Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min6:00 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:39 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 18 days15 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Spencer station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsFrozen Camp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 3,777 acresWallback Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 12,560 acresCedar Creek State Parkstate park · 25.1 mi · 2,507 acresWayne National Forestnational forest · 50.2 miWayne Purchase Unitnational forest · 58.1 mi · 1,082 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201327 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201327 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRoane County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: 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, 30 mi away
Drinking waterSpencer Water Deptserves 4,630 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,132 ft345 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoane General Hospital6.3 miPost officeLooneyville Post Office5.1 miTown hallSpencer City Hall5.2 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 4 - Spencer Detachment4.3 miFire stationClover - Roane Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW29 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH122 miInterstateI-7911 miUS highwayUS 1193.3 miAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW32 miCoachClendeninBarons Bus Lines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25281 ZIP area.
