Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:24 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:22 am – 4:31 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 13°F53 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month August70 in of snow a year, on about 21 days4 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Liberty 1 Ne station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSwan Lakelake · 3.1 miEast Mongaup Riverriver · 1.3 miMiddle Mongaup Riverriver · 1.3 miWhite Lakelake · 5.0 miRound Toppeak · 5.1 miSUNY Sullivan County Community Collegecollege · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown Of Thompson Landpark · 2.4 mi · 188 acresTown of Bethel Landpark · 2.5 miLake Superior State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 1,403 acresSullivan Fp Detached Parcelstate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 362 acresWolf Brook Multiple Use Areastate recreation area · 11.5 mi · 574 acresNeversink River Unique Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 6,588 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 7 Jun 197443 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 7 Jun 197443 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSullivan County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025311 of 358 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Orange County, NY, 32 mi away
Drinking waterMonticello Villageserves 8,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,302 ft397 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGarnet Health Medical Center - Catskills1.1 miPost officeHarris Post Office1.5 miTown hallBethel Town Hall4.7 miPoliceSullivan County Sheriff's Office5.7 miFire stationSwan Lake Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSUNY Sullivan County Community College5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF37 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR77 miInterstateI-8620 miUS highwayUS 20917 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU42 miCoachCatskill Regional Medical Center - HarrisShortLine Hudson1.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12727 ZIP area.
