Why visit Otisville
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Dodge-Greenleaf House, Mount Hope Town Park and Otisville Veterans Memorial Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82°F; January lows average 18°F.
Weather in Otisville
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Otisville
Otisville is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 969 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
From the Wikipedia article Otisville, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Dodge-Greenleaf House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Historic house in New York, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Mount Hope Town Park
Park · 0.8 mi
300 Finchville Turnpike, Otisville
sunrise-sunset
Churches and places of worship1
History
The community was settled in 1816. The community was named after Isaac Otis, an early settler and local merchant.
A former sanitarium located near the village is now a New York state prison. The sanitarium became a boys' training school for the state, and served as such until some time in the 1970s, when it was transformed into a N.Y. State prison facility. A boys' training school was another name for a reform school for male juvenile delinquents.
From the History section of Otisville, New York on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Map of Otisville
12 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 18°F | 2.6 in |
| Feb | 37°F | 18°F | 2.1 in |
| Mar | 47°F | 26°F | 3.0 in |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 4.0 in |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 3.8 in |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.6 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.2 in |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.5 in |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 4.3 in |
| Oct | 62°F | 43°F | 4.5 in |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 3.2 in |
| Dec | 39°F | 24°F | 3.5 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Middletown 2 Nw (5 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Orange County has had 26 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2024-11-15: Jennings Creek Fire (Fire)
- 2023-07-22: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-22: Hurricane Henri (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Orange County Airport (MGJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 miles away.
- Middletown 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- Scotchtown 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Vernon Valley 16 mi south, about 26 min by car
- Sussex 18 mi south, about 30 min by car
- Fallsburg 19 mi north, about 30 min by car
- Vernon Center 20 mi south, about 32 min by car
- Hurleyville 20 mi north, about 32 min by car
- Kiryas Joel 21 mi southeast, about 34 min by car
- Highland Lakes 21 mi south, about 34 min by car
- Upper Greenwood Lake 21 mi southeast, about 35 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Dodge-Greenleaf House, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
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