Local servicesHospitalVassar Brothers Medical Center8.2 miPost officePlattekill Post Office1.6 miTown hallPlattekill Town Hall2.3 miPolicePlattekill Police Department2.4 miFire stationPlattekill Fire District and Ambulance Station 11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryPlattekill Elementary School1.8 miCollegeSUNY New Paltz6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF9.6 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA61 miInterstateI-87under a mileUS highwayUS 442.4 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU8.6 miRailNew HamburgMetro-North Railroad7.7 miCoachNew Paltz (Park & Ride)Adirondack Trailways6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:22 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:19 am – 4:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 16°F45 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October44 in of snow a year, on about 15 days10 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walden 1 Ese station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsThomas Felton Community Parkpark · 1.8 miTown of Marlborough Landpark · 3.6 mi · 79 acresShawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.2 mi · 598 acresFranny Reese Preserve State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 251 acresFranny Reese State Parkstate park · 7.7 miShawangunk Multiple Use Areastate recreation area · 8.2 mi · 60 acresSource: 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 3.6 on 19 Oct 198548 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199147 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, 19 mi away
Drinking waterForest Park #1serves 750 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation683 ft208 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
