Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 25 min5:05 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 57 min7:15 am – 4:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 9°F45 in of rain a yearwettest month October62 in of snow a year, on about 24 days7 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Franklin Falls Dam station, 6 mi away; snow from Lakeport 2
Nearby landmarksSilver Lakelake · under a mileTioga Riverriver · 1.1 miMohawk Islandisland · 1.9 miTioga River Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miLakes Region Community Collegecollege · 4.6 miWebster Lakelake · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMurray Parkpark · 3.1 miArch Parkpark · 3.2 miGovernors State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 129 acresBlack Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 miWebster Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 151 acresEllacoya State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 105 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 16 Oct 201245 mi away, near Hollis Center, MaineMost recent: magnitude 4.7 on 16 Oct 201245 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBelknap County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025324 of 365 days measured41 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 92main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Belknap County monitors, NH
Drinking waterLaconia Water Worksserves 17,125 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation463 ft141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLakes Region General Hospital5.6 miPost officeLochmere Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSanbornton Town Hall3.0 miPoliceTilton Police Station2.8 miFire stationSanbornton Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLakes Region Community College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT37 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM63 miInterstateI-932.0 miUS highwayUS 3under a mileAmtrakUniversity of New Hampshire DHM38 miCoachConcord NH (CNH)Greyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03252 ZIP area.
