Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 22 min5:18 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 0 min7:25 am – 4:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 11°F40 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month June39 in of snow a year, on about 22 days10 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Uw Arboretum - Madison station, 2 mi away; snow from Charmany Farm
Nearby landmarksEdgewood Collegecollege · under a mileUniversity of Wisconsin - Madisoncollege · 1.2 miUniversity Baybay · under a mileVilas Beachbeach · 1.0 miLake Wingralake · 1.2 miPicnic Pointcape · 1.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsForest Hill Cemeterypark · under a mile · 95 acresLakeshore Preservepark · under a mile · 306 acresGovernor Nelson State Parkstate park · 4.1 mi · 422 acresNevin Hatcherystate recreation area · 3.5 mi · 331 acresCapitol Springs Centennial State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 65 acresCapital Springs Centennial State Park And Recreation Areastate park · 5.0 mi · 291 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDane County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025246 of 365 days measured113 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 41, worst day 170main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dane County monitors, WI
Drinking waterMadison Water Utilityserves 272,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation923 ft281 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliam Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospitalunder a milePost officeUniversity Post Office1.3 miTown hallShorewood Hills Village Hall1.2 miPoliceUniversity of Wisconsin Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMadison Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 5 otherSchoolBlessed Sacrament Schoolunder a mileHighWest High Schoolunder a mileElementaryRandall Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeEdgewood Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDane County Regional Truax Field MSN6.4 miMajor airportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE78 miInterstateI-907.0 miUS highwayUS 1511.2 miAmtrakColumbus, WI CBS28 miCoachMadison (University of WI)Jefferson Lines1.2 miTransit118 stops within a mileMetro TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 53744 ZIP area.
