Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:18 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:22 am – 4:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 13°F43 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month October46 in of snow a year, on about 16 days4 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alcove Dam station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsJohn Boyd Thacher State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 2,477 acresBarber Propertyrecreation area · 1.7 mi · 279 acresVillage Of Voorheesville Landpark · 2.1 miBlack Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 292 acresDeckerstate park · 5.1 miMaddux Giftstate park · 6.0 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 199136 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAlbany County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured110 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Albany County monitors, NY
Drinking waterAlbany Cityserves 98,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation618 ft188 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Peter's Hospital8.9 miPost officeClarksville Post Office2.9 miTown hallVoorheesville Village Hall3.3 miPoliceAlbany County Sheriff's Office1.6 miFire stationNew Salem Fire District 23 Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highMiddleVoorheesville Middle School1.8 miHighClayton Bouton High School1.9 miCollegeExcelsior College8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB13 miInterstateI-877.6 miUS highwayUS 206.8 miAmtrakAlbany-Rensselaer, NY ALB12 miCoachAlbany (SUNY)Adirondack Trailways9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12055 ZIP area.
