Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:23 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:34 am – 5:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F48 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare52 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Watkinsville 5 Sse station, 3 mi away; snow from U Of Ga Plt Sci
Parks and public landsHeritage Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 364 acresRedlands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 32,652 acresWatson Springs Foreststate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 514 acresHarris Shoals Parkpark · 7.7 miHard Labor Creek State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 5,746 acresWhitehall Foreststate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 828 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 200331 mi away, near Rayle, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Apr 200939 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOconee County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Clarke County, GA, 14 mi away
Drinking waterOconee Countyserves 31,323 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202124 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation736 ft224 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Mary's Hospital13.2 miPost officeFarmington Post Office1.5 miTown hallNorth High Shoals City Hall6.8 miPoliceWatkinsville Police Department7.7 miFire stationOconee County Fire Department Station 21.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Georgia14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK51 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL59 miInterstateI-2014 miUS highwayUS 129under a mileAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS43 miCoachMadison (Chevron)Greyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30638 ZIP area.
