Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:16 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:11 am – 4:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F40 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month June30 in of snow a year, on about 18 days16 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lowell station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Holidaylake · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHighway Savanna Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 miBadal Wildlife Habitat Trust Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 70 acresGrand Kankakee Marshstate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 1,013 acresBeaver Lake Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 656 acresField Of Dreamsrecreation area · 6.5 miConrad Savanna Nature Preservestate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 312 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNewton County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality42% of days had good air in 2025152 of 365 days measured198 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 219main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lake County, IN, 23 mi away
Drinking waterRiver Bend Manor Mobile Home Parkserves 44 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Mar 2026: groundwater treatment, treatment technique34 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation677 ft206 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFranciscan Health Rensselaer General Hospital17.3 miPost officeRoselawn Post Office2.4 miTown hallDeMotte Town Hall7.7 miPoliceSchneider Police Department7.2 miFire stationLincoln Township Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryLincoln Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGary/Chicago International Airport GYY33 miMajor airportChicago Midway International Airport MDW50 miInterstateI-652.9 miUS highwayN US Hwy 416.7 miAmtrakRensselaer, IN REN16 miCoachRensselaer Bus StopGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 46372 ZIP area.
