Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min6:22 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:33 am – 5:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 32°F50 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days64 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lexington station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakesreservoir · 8.4 miTOWN CREEK ATV TRAILHEADtrailhead · 6.6 miAshley Lakelake · 6.6 miROBERTS BIKE & OHV TRAILHEADtrailhead · 6.7 miOCONEE RIVER REC. AREAcampground · 7.1 miUpper Elders Lakelake · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRedlands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 32,652 acresWatson Springs Foreststate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 514 acresShaking Rock Parkpark · 9.1 mi109-001state recreation area · 11.3 mi · 2,069 acresGreene County Rec Complexrecreation area · 9.8 mi · 50 acresDouble Bridges Farmstate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 232 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197440 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 7 Dec 200950 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOglethorpe County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought 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, 18 mi away
Drinking waterMaxeysserves 281 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation703 ft214 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Marys Good Samaritan Hospital18.4 miPost officeStephens Post Office3.7 miTown hallMaxey City Hall1.0 miFire stationMaxeys Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK66 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL73 miInterstateI-2013 miUS highwayUS 788.9 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS53 miCoachAthens Bus StationFlixBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30671 ZIP area.
