Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:31 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:32 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F32 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month August42 in of snow a year, on about 22 days12 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elmira Corning Rgnl Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Elmira
Nearby landmarksCarr Hillpeak · under a mileBeers Hillpeak · 1.2 miEldridge Lakelake · 6.3 miElmira Collegecollege · 7.5 miBuckeys Pondlake · 4.8 miElmira Reservoirreservoir · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMark Twain State Parkstate park · under a mile · 468 acresHorseheads Recreation Parkpark · 1.3 miMeadowbrook Parkway East Parkpark · 2.0 miCatlin State Foreststate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 607 acresCatharine Valley Trailstate recreation area · 6.0 mi · 167 acresWoodlawn National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.3 miSource: 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 3.2 on 3 Feb 200130 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200130 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChemung County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025331 of 355 days measured24 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tompkins County, NY, 25 mi away
Drinking waterHorseheads Villageserves 15,000 people from groundwater under influence of surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: surface water treatment, treatment technique65 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation884 ft269 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalArnot Ogden Medical Center7.1 miPost officePine Valley Post Office1.7 miTown hallHorseheads Town Hall1.2 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop E Zone 3 Horseheads Stationunder a mileFire stationVillage of Horseheads Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportElmira Corning Regional Airport ELM4.0 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR73 miInterstateI-862.9 miUS highwayUS 1514 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF68 miCoachElmira (Transit Center)Adirondack Trailways8.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14844 ZIP area.
