Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:58 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:37 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 22°F51 in of rain a year, on about 103 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 13 days15 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gassaway station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsBee Run Recreation Areapark · 3.7 mi · 61 acresHolly-Gray Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 172 acresElk River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 19,808 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.1 mi · 12,634 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.9 mi · 13,269 acresBurnsville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 13,268 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 20137 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 20137 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBraxton 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, 50 mi away
Drinking waterFlatwoods Canoe Run PSDserves 4,344 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,474 ft449 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBraxton County Memorial Hospital3.2 miPost officeGassaway Post Office3.3 miTown hallGassaway Town Hall3.2 miPoliceGassaway Police Department3.2 miFire stationGassaway Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB49 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT126 miInterstateI-792.4 miUS highwayUS 192.4 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG48 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines4.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26641 ZIP area.
