Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min5:20 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 54 min7:34 am – 4:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 11°F44 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month October116 in of snow a year, on about 41 days4 days above 90°F, 144 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Watertown station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsBlack River Trailstate recreation area · 4.2 miBlack River At Huntingtonville Waterway Accessstate recreation area · 4.6 miPinckney State Foreststate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 2,102 acresWatertown City of Landpark · 4.1 miBlack River Village of Landpark · 4.1 miLookout State Foreststate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 3,986 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 23 Apr 202314 mi away, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 29 Jun 202432 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
Elevation1,081 ft329 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSamaritan Medical Center7.4 miPost officeBlack River Post Office4.1 miTown hallRutland Town Hall1.8 miPoliceBlack River / Evans Mills Police Department4.4 miFire stationRutland Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeJefferson Community College8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWatertown International Airport ART13 miMajor airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport SYR61 miInterstateI-7818.1 miUS highwayUS 116.3 miAmtrakRome, NY ROM54 miCoachWatertownAdirondack Trailways8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 13688 ZIP area.