Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:26 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:18 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F50 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month August24 in of snow a year, on about 9 days29 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Canoe Brook station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCollege of Saint Elizabethcollege · under a mileFairleigh Dickinson University - College at Florhamcollege · under a mileSpring Lakelake · 2.4 miLake Parsippanylake · 4.9 miWashington's Headquarters Museumvisitor center · 2.0 miNorth Branch Whippany Riverriver · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlack Meadows Preservestate conservation land · under a mileBayley Fieldsrecreation area · under a mileTraction Line Recreation Trailrecreation area · under a mileGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 3national wildlife refuge · 3.2 miGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.3 mi · 7,853 acresTroy Meadows State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 185 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202418 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202521 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMorris County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025275 of 326 days measured48 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Morris County monitors, NJ
Drinking waterLakeshore Companyserves 270 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation382 ft116 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGoryeb Childrens' Hospital1.6 miPost officeConvent Station Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMadison Borough Hall1.9 miPoliceMorris Township Police Department1.5 miFire stationMorristown Airport Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherHighAcademy of Saint Elizabethunder a mileElementaryNormandy Park School1.0 miElementaryWoodland Elementary School1.5 miCollegeCollege of Saint Elizabethunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR15 miInterstateI-2871.8 miUS highwayUS 2022.6 miAmtrakLiberty International Airport EWR15 miRailCONVENTNJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachEast Hanover, NJ (Kam Man Food Inc. at 200 NJ-10, East Hanover, NJ 07936, United States)OurBus3.7 miTransit21 stops within a mileNJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07963 ZIP area.
