Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:27 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:21 am – 4:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 17°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month September39 in of snow a year, on about 17 days12 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newton station, 6 mi away; rain from Frelinghuysen Twp 1.5 Wnw; snow from Sussex 3 Wnw
Parks and public landsSwartswood State Parkstate park · 1.3 miDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 2.7 mi · 31,074 acresPaulinskill Valley Trailstate recreation area · under a mile · 265 acresVeterans Memorial Parkrecreation area · under a mileTrout Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 114 acresBlair Creek Preservestate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 135 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202425 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202545 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 quality78% of days had good air in 2025279 of 360 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Warren County, NJ, 15 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
Elevation476 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewton Medical Center5.4 miPost officeStillwater Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFredon Township Municipal Building3.1 miPoliceSussex County Sheriff's Office6.2 miFire stationStillwater Area Volunteer Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryStillwater Township Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSussex County Community College6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE40 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR44 miInterstateI-808.0 miUS highwayUS 2065.5 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK43 miRailMOUNT OLIVENJ TRANSIT12 miCoachDelaware Water Gap, PA (Pennsylvania Welcome Center, area marked for buses. The dispatcher will inform you by phone of the exact pickup time which mayOurBus15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07875 ZIP area.
