Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:27 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:24 am – 4:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 14°F45 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June47 in of snow a year, on about 21 days7 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hawley 1 E station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsRecreation Complex Acquisitionrecreation area · 3.7 miSalem Township Parkpark · 3.7 miVarden Conservation Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 417 acresPine Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 60 acresPromised Land State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 2,934 acresBruce Lake Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 3,161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197443 mi away, near Pardeesville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Apr 197443 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWayne County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 117main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lackawanna County, PA, 14 mi away
Drinking waterHamlin Water Companyserves 400 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,476 ft450 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLittle Creek Recovery Center4.0 miPost officeLake Ariel Post Office3.2 miTown hallPaupack Township Municipal Building3.5 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop R - Honesdale6.7 miFire stationLake Ariel Volunteer Fire Company Station 1 - 21.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP21 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR79 miInterstateI-844.8 miUS highwayUS 68.3 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU75 miCoachRt 6 - TaftonShortLine Hudson8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18427 ZIP area.
