Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:20 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:20 am – 4:27 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 11°F51 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month October86 in of snow a year, on about 54 days20 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rhinebeck 4se station, 10 mi away; snow from Platte Clove
Nearby landmarksHalihan Hillpeak · under a mileLake Katrinelake · 1.7 miJockey Hillpeak · 2.2 miSpring Lakelake · 4.4 miGoose Islandisland · 4.0 miSouth Baybay · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSojourner Truth State Parkstate park · 3.1 mi · 513 acresBluestone Wild Foreststate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 3,269 acresCharles Street Parkpark · 1.9 miTown of Ulster Landpark · 2.2 mi · 175 acresSenate House State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.6 miTurkey Point State Foreststate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 141 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 7 Jun 197429 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200941 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateUlster County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 364 days measured19 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dutchess County, NY, 21 mi away
Drinking waterKingston (city) Water Districtserves 24,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation269 ft82 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHealth Alliance Hospital - Broadway Campus4.3 miPost officeLake Katrine Post Office1.2 miTown hallUlster Town Hallunder a milePoliceUlster Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSawkill Volunteer Fire Company1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryCrosby Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleClifford Miller Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeState University of New York Ulster4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF34 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB54 miInterstateI-872.1 miUS highwayUS 2091.0 miAmtrakRhinecliff, NY RHI5.5 miCoachKingstonAdirondack Trailways3.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12402 ZIP area.
