Local servicesHospitalAthens - Limestone Hospital3.5 miPost officeAthens Post Office3.4 miTown hallAthens City Hall3.9 miPoliceAthens Police Department4.5 miFire stationTanner Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAthens State University4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV17 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM85 miInterstateI-655.8 miUS highwayUS 723.1 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:35 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:51 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 34°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days49 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMorris Springspring · 1.5 miAthens State Universitycollege · 4.2 miBaker Hillpeak · 5.6 miLittrell Lakelake · 4.5 miLawson Lake Number 2lake · 4.8 miFriend Springspring · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSwan Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 6.4 mi · 3,856 acresAthens-Limestone Parkpark · 4.8 miAthens Sportsplexrecreation area · 5.5 mi · 95 acresMallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 227 acresWheeler National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.8 mi · 2,204 acresJoe Wheeler State Parkstate park · 17.1 mi · 2,144 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200146 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200146 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLimestone County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Morgan County, AL, 24 mi away
Drinking waterLimestone County Water & Sewer Auth.serves 90,900 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation709 ft216 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
