Local servicesHospitalHunterdon Medical Center4.7 miPost officeQuakertown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFranklin Township Municipal Building2.9 miPoliceFranklin Township Police Department Pittstown2.9 miFire stationQuakertown Fire Company Station 911.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolFranklin Township Schoolunder a mileCollegeWarren County Community College13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN21 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR41 miInterstateI-784.6 miUS highwayUS 224.7 miAmtrakPrinceton Junction, NJ PJC24 miRailANNANDALENJ TRANSIT6.3 miCoachEaston Bus StationGreyhound17 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 5 min5:29 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:19 am – 4:36 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F51 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month July27 in of snow a year, on about 14 days21 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Flemington 5 Nnw station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksEcho Lake (historical)lake · 3.5 miJutland Lakelake · 4.2 miRound Mountainpeak · 4.9 miPackers Islandisland · 4.4 miCushetunk Mountainpeak · 6.4 miSpruce Run Reservoirreservoir · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCapoolong Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 miParklandpark · 1.8 mi · 110 acresFinn Road Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 115 acresSpruce Run Reservoirstate recreation area · 5.2 mi · 1,088 acresLockatong Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 115 acresDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 73 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202413 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202413 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHunterdon County, NJ, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong 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, Hunterdon County monitors, NJ
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
Elevation623 ft190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
