Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:18 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:25 am – 4:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 7°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month June54 in of snow a year, on about 23 days0 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gloversville 7nw (peck Lake) station, 14 mi away; snow from Cobleskill 2 Ese
Parks and public landsNew York State Landsstate recreation area · 2.2 miYatesville Falls State Foreststate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 713 acresRural Grove State Foreststate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 1,288 acresFonda Reservoir Landpark · 2.5 miVillage Of Fonda Landpark · 3.3 mi · 73 acresRiverfront Parkstate park · 7.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Jun 199123 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202048 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontgomery County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025310 of 322 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Saratoga County, NY, 32 mi away
Drinking waterAmsterdam (c)serves 20,700 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2022: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation491 ft150 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Mary's Hospital10.9 miPost officeFultonville Post Office3.7 miTown hallGlen Town Hall3.7 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop G Zone 3 Fonda Station4.3 miFire stationGlen Volunteer Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFulton - Montgomery Community College8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB33 miInterstateI-901.5 miUS highwayUS 2011 miAmtrakAmsterdam, NY AMS11 miCoachFort PlainAdirondack Trailways7.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12016 ZIP area.
