Local servicesHospitalRogers Behavioral Health Hospital7.7 miPost officeMerton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChenequa Village Hall3.5 miPoliceChenequa Police Department3.5 miFire stationMerton Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleMerton Intermediate Schoolunder a mileElementaryMerton Primary Schoolunder a mileCollegeWaukesha County Technical College5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGeneral Mitchell International Airport MKE25 miInterstateI-946.6 miUS highwayUS 188.9 miAmtrakIntermodal Station MKE21 miCoachBarker Rd / Goerkes Corner Park N RideWisconsin Coach Lines11 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 23 min5:13 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:21 am – 4:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 11°F37 in of rain a yearwettest month June37 in of snow a year, on about 24 days13 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Richfield 3 Ssw station, 7 mi away; snow from Waukesha Wwtp
Nearby landmarksNorth Lakelake · 3.7 miLake Fivelake · 3.8 miMerton Millpond 26reservoir · under a mileLittle Oconomowoc Riverriver · 3.4 miFunks Millpondreservoir · 2.6 miWildwood Pointcape · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKettle Moraine Railroad Siatastate park · 1.8 miRem Lakestate recreation area · 1.4 miMerton Fireman's Parkpark · under a milePollworth Parkpark · under a mileDelafield State Habitat Areastate recreation area · 2.6 mi · 103 acresScattered Wildlife - Sestate recreation area · 5.0 mi · 247 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWaukesha County, WI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025242 of 365 days measured113 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 3 unhealthy daysMedian index 41, worst day 172main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Waukesha County monitors, WI
Drinking waterWaukesha Water Utilityserves 70,718 people from surface water purchased42 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2023: radium, maximum contaminant level15 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation978 ft298 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
