Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:39 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:48 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F55 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days80 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bessemer 3 Wsw station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksCely Ann Mountainpeak · 2.7 miLake Retreatlake · 2.8 miRound Mountainpeak · 5.9 miLiberty Church Springspring · 2.0 miSki Lakelake · 3.2 miSlurry Impoundment - Johns Washerreservoir · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTannehill Ironworks Historical State Parkstate historic site · 8.9 mi · 569 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.7 miCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.5 mi · 3,619 acresBibb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.7 mi · 95 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 24.3 mi · 8,857 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 25.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197547 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202144 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTuscaloosa County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tuscaloosa County monitors, AL
Drinking waterTuscaloosa Water & Sewerserves 166,524 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation488 ft149 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Health System Medical West Hospital12.2 miPost officeAbernant Post Office1.4 miTown hallLake View Municipal Building6.9 miPoliceLake View Police Department6.9 miFire stationLakeview Fire Protection District4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLawson State Community College Bessemer Campus12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM31 miInterstateI-205.1 miUS highwayUS 115.3 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL23 miCoachTuscaloosa 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 35440 ZIP area.
