Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:23 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:37 am – 5:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 34°F52 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month January2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days35 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesville Gilmer Ap station, 5 mi away; snow from Gainesville
Nearby landmarksKennedy Mountainpeak · 1.1 miGainesville Stone Lakelake · 1.3 miMcEver Lakelake · 3.0 miReservoir Onereservoir · 2.1 miPrice Mountainpeak · 3.2 miUniversity of North Georgia - Gainesville Campuscollege · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAllen Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 1,537 acresHall County Greenspacepark · 1.8 mi · 139 acresPlatt Parkpark · 2.4 miSidney Lanier Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.7 mi · 56,718 acresDon Carter State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 208 acresFort Yargo State Parkstate park · 16.3 mi · 1,819 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 ModerateHall County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025210 of 364 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hall County monitors, GA
Drinking waterGainesvilleserves 140,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,046 ft319 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center6.4 miPost officeChestnut Mountain Post Office3.9 miTown hallTalmo City Hall4.6 miPoliceUniversity of North Georgia Police Facility4.5 miFire stationHall County Fire Rescue Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolHopewell Christian Academyunder a mileElementaryMyers Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of North Georgia - Gainesville Campus4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK37 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL54 miInterstateI-9853.3 miUS highwayUS 1292.6 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS5.4 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound4.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30502 ZIP area.
