Local servicesHospitalSaint Anthony Community Hospital10.1 miPost officeMcAfee Post Office2.3 miTown hallVernon Township Municipal Building2.8 miPoliceVernon Township Police Department2.8 miFire stationPochuck Valley Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleElementaryFields of Green Montessori School1.6 miMiddleGlen Meadow Middle School1.7 miElementaryCedar Mountain Primary School1.8 miCollegeSussex County Community College14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF30 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR41 miInterstateI-8412 miUS highwayUS 20611 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK38 miRailPORT JERVISNJ TRANSIT14 miCoachOld Greenville Tpl - Port Jervis First Assembly ChurchShortLine Hudson13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:25 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:20 am – 4:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F41 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month October39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days12 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sussex Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Sussex 3 Wnw
Nearby landmarksLake Pochunglake · under a milePochuck Mountainpeak · under a mileDagmar Dale Nature Trail North Looptrailhead · 1.5 miDagmar Dale Nature Trail South Looptrailhead · 1.5 miPleasant Valley Lakelake · 1.8 miWawayanda Mountainpeak · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWallkill River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.4 miWawayanda State Parkstate park · 2.4 miAppalachian Trailstate recreation area · 3.2 mi · 63 acresKittatinny Valley State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 84 acresHamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.5 miVeteran's Memorial Parkrecreation area · 2.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202437 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSussex County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025268 of 364 days measured92 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Passaic County, NJ, 17 mi away
Drinking waterSparta Twp Water Utility - Lake Mohawkserves 17,625 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2023: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation806 ft246 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
