Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:24 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:19 am – 4:31 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 18°F44 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June44 in of snow a year, on about 15 days10 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Middletown 2 Nw station, 13 mi away; snow from Walden 1 Ese
Nearby landmarksPine Hillpeak · under a mileSugarloaf Mountainpeak · 1.0 miRound Lakelake · 4.2 miGlenmere Lakelake · 2.4 miBig Islandisland · 6.2 miGoshen Number Two Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoose Pond Mountainstate park · 1.2 mi · 2,104 acresPalisades Interstate Parkstate park · 3.9 miTown Of Chester Landpark · 1.6 mi · 95 acresChester Commons Parkpark · 1.7 miSterling Forest State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 19,484 acresShirazistate park · 5.7 mi · 63 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202450 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOrange County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025311 of 358 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Orange County monitors, NY
Drinking waterKiryas Joelserves 51,623 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202131 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation484 ft148 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Anthony Community Hospital5.6 miPost officeSugar Loaf Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChester Town Hall1.3 miPoliceChester Town Police Department1.7 miFire stationChester Fire Department Sugar Loaf Engine Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel School6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF16 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA44 miInterstateI-862.0 miUS highwayUS 62.0 miAmtrakCroton-Harmon, NY CRT23 miRailHARRIMANNJ TRANSIT8.0 miCoachChester Industrial ParkShortLine Hudson1.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 10981 ZIP area.
