Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:41 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:31 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F41 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 13 days14 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Raystown Lake 2 station, 6 mi away; snow from Williamsburg
Parks and public landsMapleton Riverside Parkpark · 1.8 miRaystown Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.3 mi · 30,608 acresMill Creek Lions Parkpark · 3.0 miTrough Creek State Parkstate park · 9.5 mi · 536 acresTrough Creek Wild Areastate wilderness · 10.7 mi · 1,744 acresRocky Ridge Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 114 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 3.4 on 13 Jun 201924 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201924 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHuntingdon County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025279 of 363 days measured83 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Blair County, PA, 19 mi away
Drinking waterWalker Twp Muni Authserves 1,450 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation826 ft252 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Huntington6.8 miPost officeMapleton Depot Post Office1.6 miTown hallMapleton Borough Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceMount Union Borough Police Department4.5 miFire stationMapleton Volunteer Fire Company Station 21.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMapleton - Union Elementary School1.2 miCollegeJuniata College7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAltoona Blair County Airport AOO20 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD104 miInterstateI-7622 miUS highwayUS 221.7 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD6.1 miCoachTyrone Bus StopGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16660 ZIP area.
