Local servicesHospitalSaline Memorial Hospital6.0 miPost officeTraskwood Post Office4.0 miTown hallHaskell City Hall3.7 miPoliceHaskell Police Department3.7 miFire stationTull Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field LIT27 miInterstateI-304.8 miUS highwayUS 674.6 miAmtrakMalvern, AR MVN16 miCoachBryant-Little Rock Gassy'sGreyhound11 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 28 min5:58 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:13 am – 5:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 31°F53 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month April1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days74 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Benton station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksDotted Lakelake · 1.8 miTull Lakelake · 3.6 miAlcoa Water Supplyreservoir · 6.3 miAlum Fork Saline Riverriver · 8.1 miNorth Fork Saline Riverriver · 8.1 miOld Brown Mud Lakesreservoir · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHooked-On Fishing Lakepark · 4.1 miSunset Lakepark · 4.6 mi · 171 acresLake Catherine State Parkstate park · 18.8 mi · 2,223 acresJenkins Ferry State Parkstate park · 18.8 miHot Springs National Parknational park · 25.8 mi · 4,919 acresWayside Parkstate park · 23.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 15 Feb 197444 mi away, near Gurdon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Aug 200139 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSaline County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality31% of days had good air in 2025114 of 365 days measured247 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 55, worst day 138main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, AR, 25 mi away
Drinking waterBenton Waterworksserves 30,681 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation252 ft77 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
