Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:46 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:33 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F40 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May97 in of snow a year, on about 42 days10 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shawnee Sp station, 8 mi away; snow from Buckstown 1 Se
Nearby landmarksIndian Lakelake · 6.1 miCentral City Vistapeak · 3.8 miLake Francislake · 5.6 miBearwallow Mountainpeak · 6.5 miLinng Water Springspring · 6.7 miWhite Sulpher Springsspring · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 450 acresFlight 93 National Memorialhistoric site · 7.6 mi · 1,633 acresShanksville-Stonycreek Recreational Parkrecreation area · 7.1 miCentral City Recreation Parkrecreation area · 8.9 miOld Shade Furnacestate historic site · 11.7 mi · 309 acresClear Shade Wild Areastate wilderness · 13.4 mi · 2,764 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 3.1 on 26 Apr 197835 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197835 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSomerset County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025344 of 364 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Somerset County monitors, PA
Drinking waterWindber Area Authserves 9,463 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202120 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,425 ft434 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSomerset Hospital16.3 miPost officeNew Baltimore Post Officeunder a mileTown hallJuniata Township Municipal Building4.4 miPoliceIndian Lake Borough Police Department6.0 miFire stationNew Baltimore and Area Volunteer Fire Department - Station 629under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAllegany College of Maryland13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST23 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT85 miInterstateI-70under a mileUS highwayUS 303.7 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST25 miCoachCumberland (Amtrak)BayRunner Shuttle23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15553 ZIP area.
