Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:27 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:42 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F51 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 0 days72 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rome R B Russell Ap station, 16 mi away; snow from Resaca
Parks and public landsCalhoun Rec Parkrecreation area · under a mileFieldsrecreation area · 1.4 miNew Echota Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.9 mi · 193 acresJohn's Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 594 acresResaca Battlefield Historic Sitestate historic site · 6.6 mi · 513 acresArrowhead Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 348 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200339 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Nov 200945 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGordon County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025248 of 356 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Floyd County, GA, 22 mi away
Drinking waterCalhounserves 53,090 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation645 ft197 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdventHealth Gordon Hospital1.9 miPost officeCalhoun Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCalhoun City Hallunder a milePoliceCalhoun Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCalhoun Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleCalhoun Middle Schoolunder a mileHighCalhoun High Schoolunder a mileElementaryCalhoun Primary School1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA40 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL67 miInterstateI-753.6 miUS highwayUS 41under a mileAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30703 ZIP area.
