Local servicesHospitalFayetteville VA Medical Center10.5 miPost officeWest Fork Post Office2.0 miTown hallWest Fork City Hall1.6 miPoliceWest Fork Police Department2.1 miFire stationWest Fork Volunteer Fire Department Station 12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Arkansas Fayetteville9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Arkansas National Airport XNA26 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL99 miInterstateI-492.6 miUS highwayUS 711.7 miCoachFayettevilleJefferson Lines9.0 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 36 min6:00 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:23 am – 5:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days41 days above 90°F, 94 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fayetteville Drake Fld station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksRound Mountainpeak · 1.5 miBloyd Mountainpeak · under a mileHeflin Lakelake · 2.1 miLittle Bass Lakelake · 4.2 miArkansas Noname 350 Reservoirreservoir · 6.4 miTatum Springspring · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Wilson Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 320 acresFayetteville National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.6 miKessler Mountainpark · 7.2 mi · 403 acresPrairie Grove Battlefield State Parkstate historic site · 9.1 mi · 839 acresDevil's Den State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 1,530 acresLake Fort Smith State Parkstate park · 16.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWashington County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025304 of 365 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, AR
Drinking waterFayetteville Waterworksserves 116,398 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,570 ft479 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
