Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:42 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:47 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 34°F55 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare73 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Marion Junction 2 Ne station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksFloyd Cook Lakelake · 2.5 miMarion Military Institutecollege · 3.7 miJudson Collegecollege · 3.8 miLakeland Farms Pond Number Fifteenlake · under a mileMarion Fish Hatchery Number Onereservoir · 6.9 miMarion Fish Hatchery Number Two Preservoir · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPaul M. Grist State Parkstate park · 15.6 mi · 990 acresMillers Ferry Lock Recreation Arearecreation area · 26.3 mi · 15,105 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200439 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202132 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPerry County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 50 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Marion Water & Sewer Boardserves 4,188 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation194 ft59 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVaughan Regional Medical Center16.8 miPost officeMarion Post Office4.0 miTown hallMarion City Hall3.9 miPoliceMarion Police Department3.9 miFire stationHamburg Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMarion Military Institute3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM55 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM74 miUS highwayUS 8011 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL45 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36779 ZIP area.
