Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:27 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min7:18 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 68°F, lows 41°F55 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare109 days above 90°F, 17 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Orange Springs 2ssw station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksDeep Lakelake · 2.4 miBlocker Lakelake · under a milePalatka - to - Lake Butler State Trail Twin Lakes Park Trailheadpark · 6.2 miBrooklyn Baybay · 8.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWest Putnam Babe Ruth Complexpark · 3.5 miMary Wisham Parkpark · 5.9 miMike Roess Gold Head Branch State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 2,367 acresPalatka-to-Lake Butler State Trailstate recreation area · 8.9 mi · 626 acresRavine Gardens State Parkstate park · 17.2 mi · 153 acresDunns Creek State Parkstate park · 20.4 mi · 6,319 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPutnam County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025349 of 365 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 21, worst day 69main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Putnam County monitors, FL
Drinking waterR.c. Willis Wtp (city of Palatka)serves 11,900 people from ground water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level20 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation93 ft28 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHCA Florida Putnam Hospital14.3 miPost officeGrandin Post Office1.7 miTown hallInterlachen Town Hall5.5 miPoliceInterlachen Police Department5.2 miFire stationFlorahome Grandin Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Johns River State College14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGainesville Regional Airport GNV21 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX57 miInterstateI-7526 miUS highwayUS 30112 miAmtrakPalatka, FL PAK17 miCoachWaldo Amtrak StationAmtrak Chartered Vehicle16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 32138 ZIP area.
