Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:45 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:23 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quantico Mcas station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBreckenridge Reservoirreservoir · under a mileSmith Lakelake · 3.1 miCamp Three Lake (historical)lake · 3.2 miTurkey Run Ridge Group Campgroundcampground · 3.8 miLunga Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miOak Ridge Campgroundcampground · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsQuantico National Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.7 mi · 730 acresLocust Shade Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 295 acresForest Greens Golf Coursepark · 2.5 mi · 351 acresWidewater State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 1,081 acresLeesylvania State Parkstate park · 8.3 mi · 489 acresNanjemoy Natural Resource Management Areastate park · 8.9 mi · 280 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 1 Sep 201149 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 1 Sep 201149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePrince William County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025349 of 365 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Prince William County monitors, VA
Drinking waterTown of Quanticoserves 650 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation284 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStafford Hospital8.1 miPost officeTriangle Post Office4.0 miTown hallDumfries Town Hall4.9 miPoliceDumfries Police Department4.9 miFire stationQuantico Fire and Emergency Services Station 533under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMarine Corps University6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD29 miInterstateI-951.9 miUS highwayUS 12.5 miAmtrakQuantico, VA QAN6.1 miRail1Virginia Railway Express (VRE)6.1 miCoachWoodbridge Destination StationGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22135 ZIP area.
