Local servicesHospitalLyons Veterans Affairs Medical Center4.6 miPost officePluckemin Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFar Hills Municipal Building2.9 miPoliceBedminster Police Department2.3 miFire stationMartinsville Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherSchoolSomerset Hills Learning Instituteunder a mileMiddleHillside Intermediate School1.1 miElementaryMount Prospect Elementary School1.3 miCollegeRaritan Valley Community College3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR25 miInterstateI-287under a mileUS highwayUS 206under a mileAmtrakNew Brunswick, NJ NBK14 miRailFAR HILLSNJ TRANSIT3.0 miCoachBridgewater, NJ (Bridgewater Commons Mall, Lot 2. Bus will stop along the curb near AMC Theatres)OurBus3.9 miTransit2 stops within a mileSomerset County Transportation (SCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:27 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:18 am – 4:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 19°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July21 in of snow a year, on about 8 days16 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Somerville 4 Nw station, 2 mi away; snow from Bound Brook 2w
Nearby landmarksSunset Lakelake · under a mileLamington Riverriver · 2.4 miRaritan Valley Community Collegecollege · 3.4 miRiver Brookriver · 3.4 miRavine Lakelake · 4.8 miRound Toppeak · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBedminster Township Athletic Facilityrecreation area · under a mileBedminister Parks Expansionpark · 1.1 miRaritan River Confluence State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 633 acresMcEvoy Tractstate park · 6.5 mi · 95 acresWallace House Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.1 miOld Dutch Parsonage Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 20247 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202534 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSomerset County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025268 of 361 days measured90 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hunterdon County, NJ, 15 mi away
Drinking waterNj American Water - Short Hillsserves 217,230 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation186 ft57 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
