Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:23 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:18 am – 4:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month June40 in of snow a year, on about 17 days14 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wanaque Raymond Dam station, 15 mi away; snow from Yorktown Hts 1w
Nearby landmarksLake Lucillelake · 3.6 miBockar Lakelake · 1.1 miRockland Community Collegecollege · 2.4 miCatamount Mountainpeak · 2.0 miYeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rocklandcollege · 3.0 miPanther Mountainpeak · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHarriman State Parkstate park · under a mile · 48,873 acresSandy Brook Town Parkpark · under a mileGregory R. Sikorsky Children's Parkpark · under a milePalisades Interstate Parkwaystate recreation area · 2.5 miHigh Tor State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 702 acresHaverstraw Beach State Parkstate park · 6.0 miSource: 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 202449 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202521 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRockland County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025312 of 365 days measured46 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 136main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rockland County monitors, NY
Drinking waterVeolia Water New Yorkserves 270,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation599 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGood Samaritan Hospital5.2 miPost officePomona Post Office1.5 miTown hallWesley Hills Village Hallunder a milePoliceNew York State Police Troop F Zone 2 Haverstraw Station2.2 miFire stationHillcrest Fire Company 1 Station 6 - 102 Greg Sikorsky Station1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 4 otherMiddlePomona Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryLime Kiln Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryGrandview Elementary School1.1 miCollegeRockland Community College2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWestchester County Airport HPN20 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA28 miInterstateI-2873.8 miUS highwayUS 2021.5 miAmtrakCroton-Harmon, NY CRT9.5 miRailSPRING VALLEYNJ TRANSIT3.5 miCoachRt 202 & Rt 306 - Pomona HeightsShortLine Hudson1.6 miTransit3 stops within a mileTransport of Rockland (TOR)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 10982 ZIP area.
