Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Florida Health Shands Hospital2.9 miPost officeMain Street Post Office2.1 miTown hallGainesville City Hall2.7 miPoliceGainesville Police Department2.0 miFire stationGainesville Fire Rescue Station 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 5 otherSchoolSung Adventist Academyunder a mileElementaryGlen Springs Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryNorton Elementary School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of Florida2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGainesville Regional Airport GNV4.9 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX69 miInterstateI-754.2 miUS highwayUS 4411.5 miAmtrakPalatka, FL PAK43 miCoachGainesville Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle1.9 miTransit40 stops within a mileRegional Transit System (RTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:29 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min7:20 am – 5:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 67°F, lows 43°F48 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare90 days above 90°F, 15 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesville Rgnl Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Floridacollege · 2.3 miCity College - Gainesvillecollege · 3.7 miLake Alicelake · 2.7 miClear Lakelake · 3.1 miGainesville - Hawthorne State Trail Boulware Springs City Park Trailheadpark · 4.9 miGainesville - Hawthorne State Trail Trailheadtrailhead · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPresident's Parkstate park · 2.0 miGreentree Park / Kiwanis Challenge Playgroundpark · under a mileDevil's Millhopper Geological State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 67 acresFlorida Museum Of Natural History/Harn Museum Of Artstate park · 3.2 miPossum Creek Preservationpark · 1.1 miUniversity of Florida Creeks and Pondsstate recreation area · 2.6 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 ModerateAlachua County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHurricane Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025323 of 364 days measured41 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Alachua County monitors, FL
Drinking waterGru - Murphree Wtpserves 195,768 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation165 ft50 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
