Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:18 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 51 min7:35 am – 4:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 5°F40 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month October92 in of snow a year, on about 49 days3 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gouverneur 3 Nw station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsPulpit Rock State Foreststate conservation land · under a mile · 1,603 acresGrass Lake Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 3.4 miYellow Lake State Foreststate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 761 acresYellow Lake Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 4.5 miPleasant Lake State Foreststate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 964 acresSouth Hammond State Foreststate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 2,088 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 202335 mi away, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 23 Apr 202335 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
Elevation339 ft103 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGouverneur Hospital9.8 miPost officeRedwood Post Office6.6 miTown hallRossie Town Hall3.5 miPoliceAntwerp Village Police Department8.1 miFire stationOxbow Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOgdensburg International Airport OGS28 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR86 miInterstateI-8113 miUS highwayUS 115.6 miCoachGouverneurAdirondack Trailways10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13671 ZIP area.
