Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:46 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:21 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month September12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days32 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Corbin station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsRobert W. Duncan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 1,347 acresMattaponi Bluffs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 469 acresMattaponi Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 1,782 acresLands End Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 429 acresPettigrew Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 917 acresRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.3 mi · 7,664 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201139 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCaroline County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025235 of 243 days measured8 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Caroline County monitors, VA
Drinking waterLake Land`orserves 4,818 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation194 ft59 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVCU Health Tappahannock Hospital20.3 miPost officeSparta Post Office1.3 miTown hallBowling Green Town Hall7.2 miPoliceBowling Green Police Department7.2 miFire stationCaroline County Fire and Rescue / Sparta Volunteer Fire Department Company 41.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC35 miInterstateI-9514 miUS highwayUS 3015.9 miAmtrakAshland, VA ASD22 miCoachFredericksburg Bus StopGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22552 ZIP area.
