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 – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 17°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month August39 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 Andover Twp 1.7 W; snow from Sussex 3 Wnw
Nearby landmarksSpring Lakelake · 2.9 miCrandon Lakesreservoir · 2.0 miWillow Crest Lakelake · under a mileRattlesnake Mountainpeak · 2.1 miCrater Lake Loop Trailtrailhead · 2.3 miHendershots Pointcape · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Areanational recreation area · under a mile · 31,074 acresSwartswood State Parkstate park · under a mile · 128 acresTrout Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 106 acresCrandon Lakes Beachrecreation area · 1.2 miBear Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.9 miStillwater Township Parkpark · 1.9 miSource: 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 202429 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, 19 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
Elevation776 ft237 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewton Medical Center5.3 miPost officeSwartswood Post Office1.6 miTown hallHampton Township Municipal Building4.6 miPoliceSussex County Sheriff's Office5.8 miFire stationSwartswood Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSussex County Community College5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE44 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR46 miInterstateI-8012 miUS highwayUS 2094.9 miAmtrakPenn Station NWK44 miRailMOUNT OLIVENJ TRANSIT15 miCoachBroad St & John StShortLine Hudson16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 07877 ZIP area.
