Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medical Center11.7 miPost officeHighgate Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHighgate Town Offices3.8 miPoliceSwanton Police Department3.7 miFire stationSwanton Village Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPlattsburgh International Airport PBG29 miInterstateI-89under a mileUS highwayUS 7under a mileAmtrakSt. Albans, VT SAB11 miCoachSt. Albans Bus StopGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:05 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:27 am – 4:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 8°F38 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month June80 in of snow a year, on about 40 days3 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Albans Radio station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksPhelps Baybay · under a mileLimekiln Pointcape · under a mileHighgate Fallswaterfall · 3.9 miGoose Baybay · 1.2 miRock Riverriver · 1.3 miMartindale Pointcape · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMissisquoi National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 7,279 acresHighgate State Parkstate park · 2.5 miRock River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 106 acresMaquam Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 miCarmans Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 91 acresNorth Hero State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 418 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.3 on 20 Apr 200243 mi away, near Au Sable Forks, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 May 202012 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin County, VT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025320 of 365 days measured41 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chittenden County, VT, 35 mi away
Drinking waterSt Albans Water Deptserves 10,200 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation133 ft41 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
