Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:47 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:49 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 37°F57 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thomasville station, 28 mi away
Nearby landmarksMosleys Lakelake · 1.5 miHill Mountainpeak · 4.7 miCity of Butler Sewage Lagoonreservoir · 4.3 miBetty Gap Mountainpeak · 5.8 miLake Meadowlake · 7.1 miTurkey Pointcape · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBladon Springs State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 310 acresClarkco State Parkstate park · 28.8 mi · 820 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200447 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 16 May 200816 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChoctaw County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 41 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Gilbertown, Utilities Board ofserves 8,157 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level33 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation303 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Choctaw General Hospital6.2 miPost officeButler Post Office5.9 miTown hallButler City Hall5.9 miPoliceButler Police Department5.9 miFire stationPleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI40 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS122 miInterstateI-2032 miUS highwayUS 1013 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI38 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36906 ZIP area.
