Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:14 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:21 am – 4:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 11°F43 in of rain a yearwettest month July75 in of snow a year, on about 42 days6 days above 90°F, 156 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buskirk station, 4 mi away; snow from Sunderland 2
Parks and public landsBennington Battlefield State Historic Sitestate historic site · 1.9 mi · 386 acresVillage of Hoosick Falls Landpark · 2.2 miWhipstock Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 386 acresMount Tom State Foreststate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 1,725 acresTibbitts State Foreststate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 847 acresBennington Battle Monument Parkstate historic site · 7.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200946 mi away, near Medusa, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202029 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRensselaer County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025301 of 360 days measured57 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bennington County, VT, 14 mi away
Drinking waterTroy City PWSserves 51,401 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation475 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthwestern Vermont Medical Center7.9 miPost officeNorth Hoosick Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHoosick Falls Municipal Building1.8 miPoliceHoosick Falls Police Station1.8 miFire stationNorth Hoosick Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB26 miInterstateI-78722 miUS highwayUS 77.0 miAmtrakSaratoga Springs, NY SAR26 miCoachGreen Mountain Community Bus TerminalVermont Translines8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12133 ZIP area.
