Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:10 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:16 am – 4:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F46 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month October60 in of snow a year, on about 29 days11 days above 90°F, 174 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Keene station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksAshuelot River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMount Caesarpeak · 1.2 miMount Cressonpeak · 2.0 miSouth Branch Ashuelot Riverriver · 2.0 miSwanzey Lakelake · 2.0 miKeene State Collegecollege · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPisgah State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 169 acresKeene Forestry Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 75 acresPisgah State Park - Critria 1 landsstate park · 6.1 mi · 4,594 acresLadies Wildwood Parkpark · 4.5 miOtter Brook Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.6 mi · 459 acresRhododendron State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 146 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199436 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201048 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCheshire County, NH, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured75 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cheshire County monitors, NH
Drinking waterWest Swanzey Waterserves 430 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation530 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCheshire Medical Center Dartmouth - Hitchcock Keene5.4 miPost officeWest Swanzey Post Office1.2 miTown hallSwanzey Town Hall1.7 miPoliceSwanzey Town Police Department1.4 miFire stationSwanzey Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleElementaryCutler Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryMount Caesar Elementary School1.7 miMiddleMonadnock Regional Middle - High School1.8 miCollegeKeene State College4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT45 miMajor airportBradley International Airport BDL67 miInterstateI-9111 miUS highwayUS 512 miAmtrakClaremont, NH CLA34 miCoachKeene Corner NewsGreyhound4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03469 ZIP area.
