Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:23 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:35 am – 5:29 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 76 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare53 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, U Of Ga Plt Sci station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMeeks Lakelake · 2.4 miLake Wildwoodlake · 6.0 miTurkey Creek Mountainpeak · 6.3 miJacks Creek Mountainpeak · 6.7 miDam Number 26reservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHeritage Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 364 acresHerman C. Michael Parkrecreation area · 4.8 miHard Labor Creek State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 5,746 acresState Botanical Gardens Of Georgiastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 297 acresNorth Oconee River Greenwaystate park · 12.0 miWhitehall Foreststate conservation land · 10.1 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 200337 mi away, near Rayle, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Apr 200944 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMorgan County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively LowIce storm 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, 13 mi away
Drinking waterMadisonserves 6,427 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation744 ft227 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Mary's Hospital11.9 miPost officeHigh Shoals Post Office1.3 miTown hallNorth High Shoals City Hall1.8 miPoliceWatkinsville Police Department7.2 miFire stationOconee County Fire Department Station 61.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryHigh Shoals Elementary School1.9 miCollegeUniversity of Georgia Health Sciences Campus12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK45 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL54 miInterstateI-2016 miUS highwayUS 4414.6 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS38 miCoachMonroe (Taylor Wrecker Service)Greyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30645 ZIP area.
