Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:22 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:21 am – 4:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 74°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 12°F63 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month October105 in of snow a year, on about 44 days0 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Slide Mtn station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSteiny Hillpeak · under a mileVernooy Fallswaterfall · 1.4 miFlat Hillpeak · under a milePeekamoose Lakelake · 3.7 miBeaver Lakelake · 4.5 miRondout Reservoirreservoir · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSundown Wild Foreststate conservation land · within reach · 31,092 acresSlide Mountain Wildernessstate wilderness · 4.5 mi · 50,749 acresVernooy Kill State Foreststate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 3,723 acresTown Of Rochester Landpark · 7.6 miMinnewaska State Park Preservestate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 23,687 acresJerry Scanna Memorial Little League Fieldpark · 8.1 miSource: 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 3.3 on 7 Jun 197430 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200950 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, 32 mi away
Drinking waterKingston (city) Water Districtserves 24,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,303 ft397 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEllenville Regional Hospital10.3 miPost officeWest Shokan Post Office7.0 miTown hallOlive Town Hall7.0 miPoliceUlster County Sheriff's Department8.7 miFire stationAccord Fire District Rochester Volunteer Fire Company 22.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeState University of New York - Ulster11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF29 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB66 miInterstateI-8715 miUS highwayUS 2097.3 miAmtrakRhinecliff, NY RHI21 miCoachRt 209 & 42nd St - KerhonksonShortLine Hudson7.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12588 ZIP area.
