Local servicesHospitalHackettstown Medical Center6.7 miPost officeTranquility Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAndover Boro Municipal Building3.2 miPoliceByram Township Police Department4.4 miFire stationGreen Township Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolTranquility Schoolunder a mileElementaryGreen Hills Elementary School1.9 miCollegeCentenary University7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR37 miInterstateI-802.1 miUS highwayUS 2062.6 miAmtrakMetropark, NJ MET36 miRailMOUNT OLIVENJ TRANSIT4.5 miCoachRockaway ExpressFullington Trailways12 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 7 min5:27 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:20 am – 4:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F49 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month July30 in of snow a year, on about 14 days11 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Andover Aeroflex Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Pottersville 2 Nnw
Nearby landmarksCranberry Lakelake · 2.5 miLake Tranquilitylake · under a mileAllamuchy Mountain Trailheadtrailhead · 1.6 miAllamuchy Mountainpeak · 2.0 miStrawberry Pointcape · 2.4 mi517 Allamuchy Mountain Parkingtrailhead · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAllamuchy Mountain State Parkstate park · 1.0 miKittatinny Valley State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 72 acresCranberry Lake State Parkstate park · 2.2 miGreen Township Trailrecreation area · under a mileEvergreen Parkrecreation area · under a mileFirst Time Fen Preservestate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 54 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 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 202539 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, 14 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
Elevation580 ft177 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
