Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:31 am – 7:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:43 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 29°F57 in of rain a yearwettest month MarchSnow is rare55 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Centre station, 14 mi away; snow from Jacksonville
Nearby landmarksFrog Mountainpeak · 2.1 miLagarde Number 2 Lakelake · 1.0 miLa Garde Lakelake · 1.0 miHigh Pointpeak · 4.3 miHarbour Springspring · 3.5 miStandford Springsspring · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIndian Mountain Complexstate recreation area · 7.3 mi · 80 acresSports Complexrecreation area · 5.9 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 11.3 mi · 161 acresMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.0 mi · 9,014 acresLittle River Canyon National Preservenational conservation area · 27.8 mi · 11,193 acresBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 27.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200336 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201027 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025248 of 356 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Floyd County, GA, 28 mi away
Drinking waterCherokee County Water & Sewer Authorityserves 11,013 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation765 ft233 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center13.9 miPost officeSpring Garden Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCity of Piedmont City Hall5.1 miPolicePiedmont Police Department5.1 miFire stationSpring Garden Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighSpring Garden High Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL69 miInterstateI-2023 miUS highwayUS 2781.0 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN28 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36275 ZIP area.
