Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:29 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:32 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F39 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month June63 in of snow a year, on about 43 days2 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mecklenburg 4sw station, 3 mi away; snow from Ithaca Cornell Univ
Nearby landmarksSouth Hillpeak · 3.8 miMount Pleasantpeak · 6.7 miGORGE THtrailhead · 4.1 miTaughannock Fallswaterfall · 7.6 miBURNT HILL NORTH THtrailhead · 4.8 miPOTOMAC GROUP CAMPcampground · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFinger Lakes National Forestnational forest · 3.7 mi · 16,389 acresCayuta Lake Boat Launchstate recreation area · 5.0 mi · 80 acresTexas Hollow State Foreststate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 986 acresRobert H. Treman State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 1,123 acresNosewiczstate park · 7.1 miTaughannock Falls State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 840 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 3.2 on 3 Feb 200136 mi away, near Bath, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Feb 200136 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSchuyler County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateIce storm 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, 12 mi away
Drinking waterWatkins Glen Villageserves 2,149 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,210 ft369 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCayuga Medical Center8.7 miPost officeMecklenburg Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHector Town Hall3.7 miPoliceTrumansburg Police Department6.6 miFire stationMecklenburg Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportIthaca Tompkins Regional Airport ITH13 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR55 miInterstateI-8621 miUS highwayUS 1529 miAmtrakNew York State Fair, NY NYF49 miCoachIthaca NY (ITH)FlixBus11 miTransit1 stop within a mileSchuyler County TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 14863 ZIP area.
