Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:53 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:37 am – 4:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 15 days10 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgantown L&d station, 10 mi away; snow from Grays Landing
Nearby landmarksTennant Springspring · under a mileSherman Wright Springspring · 1.4 miDogwood Lakelake · 2.9 miDogwood Lakesreservoir · 2.9 miLynch Lakelake · 4.0 miCatherines Knobpeak · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPedlar Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 763 acresMason Dixon Historical Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 108 acresLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 1,043 acresMason Dixon Parkpark · 5.3 mi · 116 acresPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 214 acresDents Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 1,261 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 LowMonongalia County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025217 of 272 days measured54 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monongalia County monitors, WV
Drinking waterClay Battelle PSDserves 3,858 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,331 ft406 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital10.5 miPost officePentress Post Office4.0 miTown hallGrant Town - Town Hall6.7 miPoliceFairview Police Department6.3 miFire stationCassville - Scotts Run Volunteer Fire Department5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia University Health Sciences Center10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW13 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT58 miInterstateI-796.7 miUS highwayUS 195.2 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV39 miLight railEngineeringMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit9.9 miCoachMorgantown Mt LineBarons Bus Lines9.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26529 ZIP area.
