Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min5:21 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:35 am – 4:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F37 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month October116 in of snow a year, on about 41 days2 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Watertown Intl Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Watertown
Nearby landmarksPerch Riverriver · 2.8 miBlack Riverriver · 3.1 miLuther Hillpeak · 1.3 miDoanes Hillpeak · 1.5 miGuffin Baybay · 2.5 miNatural Bridge of New Yorknatural arch · 1.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChaumont Boat Launchstate recreation area · 3.7 miDexter Village of Landpark · 2.8 miLong Point State Parkstate park · 6.2 miLdcstate park · 6.4 miLyme Town of Landpark · 4.0 mi · 67 acresSackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.4 mi · 92 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 23 Apr 202312 mi away, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 29 Jun 202425 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025336 of 355 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, NY
Drinking waterFort Drumserves 34,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation348 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSamaritan Medical Center10.0 miPost officeDexter Post Office2.9 miTown hallBrownville Town Hall2.3 miPoliceDexter Police Department3.1 miFire stationDexter Volunteer Fire Department Dexter Station 13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeJefferson Community College8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown International Airport ART4.5 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR64 miInterstateI-817.9 miUS highwayUS 119.5 miAmtrakRome, NY ROM66 miCoachWatertownAdirondack Trailways8.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13657 ZIP area.
