Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min6:24 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 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F56 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month March2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days33 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesville station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksInteractive College of Technologycollege · 2.0 miUniversity of North Georgia - Gainesville Campuscollege · 2.5 miChestatee Riverriver · 2.5 miLittle Riverriver · 5.9 miChestatee Baybay · 4.3 miBanks Mountainpeak · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSidney Lanier Recreation Arearecreation area · within reach · 56,718 acresRiver Forks Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 115 acresLanier Point Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 79 acresAllen Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 1,537 acresDon Carter State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 208 acresChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 16.9 mi · 751,615 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 serving the town
Elevation1,126 ft343 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center4.9 miPost officeOakwood Post Office2.4 miTown hallOakwood City Hall2.6 miPoliceHall County Sheriff's Office1.0 miFire stationHall County Fire Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMcEver Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeInteractive College of Technology2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK36 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL53 miInterstateI-9853.3 miUS highwayUS 233.3 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS4.2 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30503 ZIP area.
