Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min6:02 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min8:02 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 13°F35 in of rain a yearwettest month May33 in of snow a year, on about 28 days14 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tipton 2wnw station, 14 mi away; snow from Hudson 3 E
Parks and public landsSomerset State Game Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 747 acresLake Leann Golf Coursenature preserve · 3.0 mi · 51 acresWater Works Parkpark · 3.1 miOnsted State Game Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 877 acresClarence F. Hobert Memorialstate conservation land · 6.8 miCambridge State Historic Parkstate historic site · 8.1 mi · 64 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jun 201535 mi away, near Burlington, MichiganMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jun 201535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHillsdale County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025253 of 365 days measured105 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 147main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lenawee County, MI, 18 mi away
Drinking waterHillsdaleserves 8,163 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,104 ft336 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillsdale Hospital15.1 miPost officeSomerset Center Post Office2.4 miTown hallAddison City Hall3.0 miPoliceSomerset Township Police Department2.3 miFire stationSomerset Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport TOL42 miMajor airportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW54 miInterstateI-94 Bus Lp15 miUS highwayUS 121.8 miAmtrakJackson, MI JXN16 miCoachJackson Bus StopGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49281 ZIP area.
