Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Athens Regional Medical Center4.8 miPost officeAthens Promenade Station New Post Office5.3 miTown hallAthens - Clarke County City Hall5.7 miPoliceAthens - Clarke County Police Department West Precinct5.2 miFire stationAthens - Clarke County Fire Department Station 82.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighMonsignor Donovan Catholic High School1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Georgia Health Sciences Campus4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK50 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL62 miInterstateI-8514 miUS highwayUS 129under a mileAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS28 miCoachAthens Bus StationFlixBus5.9 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 25 min6:22 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:35 am – 5:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 34°F49 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month June1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days62 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens Ben Epps Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Winterville
Nearby landmarksLake Jarekitlake · 2.5 miJarrett Lakelake · 3.3 miUniversity of Georgia Health Sciences Campuscollege · 4.3 miUniversity of Georgiacollege · 6.0 miReservoir Eightreservoir · 6.7 miEnumber 16sandy Creek 0 Trail Creekreservoir · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJames Holland Youth Complexpark · 2.5 mi · 62 acresTallassee Forestpark · 3.1 mi · 316 acresHardman Memorial Forest Parkstate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 484 acresNaval Supply Corps Schoolstate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 53 acresNorth Oconee River Greenwaystate park · 8.3 miHardin Propertystate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 71 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Mar 200339 mi away, near Rayle, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Mar 200339 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowClarke County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Clarke County monitors, GA
Drinking waterAthens-clarke Co Water Systemserves 125,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation763 ft233 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
