Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:06 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:19 am – 4:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 6°F40 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month October61 in of snow a year, on about 28 days9 days above 90°F, 178 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Union Village Dam station, 7 mi away; snow from Hanover
Nearby landmarksTRAPPER JOHN SHELTERcampground · under a mileBear Hillpeak · under a mileSugar Hillpeak · 3.6 miMOOSE MOUNTAINtrailhead · 2.3 miMOOSE MOUNTAIN SHELTERcampground · 4.3 miPout Pondlake · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPost Pond Preservestate conservation land · 3.3 miWilder Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 59 acresUnion Village Dam Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.5 mi · 998 acresNorwich Water Access State Parkstate park · 8.0 miReeds Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 72 acresFairlee Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 59 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198233 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGrafton County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025305 of 365 days measured57 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 113main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Grafton County monitors, NH
Drinking waterLebanon Water Deptserves 13,600 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2023: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,411 ft430 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center10.8 miPost officeLyme Center Post Office1.0 miTown hallLyme Town Hall2.5 miPoliceLyme Town Police Department2.5 miFire stationLyme Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB14 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM91 miInterstateI-914.7 miUS highwayUS 53.8 miAmtrakClaremont, NH CLA32 miCoachHanover (Hanover Inn)Greyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03769 ZIP area.