Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:26 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:41 am – 5:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F58 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month June2 in of snow a year, on about 0 days48 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chatsworth 2 station, 13 mi away; snow from Resaca
Parks and public landsCarters Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.1 mi · 8,777 acresCoosawattee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 7,459 acresCoosawattee-Carters Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 4,132 acresRedbud Elementary Schoolrecreation area · 7.9 miFairmount Elementary Schoolrecreation area · 9.0 miNew Echota Historic Sitestate historic site · 10.9 mi · 193 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 9 Oct 198428 mi away, near LaFayette, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Nov 200940 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGordon County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025248 of 356 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Floyd County, GA, 36 mi away
Drinking waterCalhounserves 53,090 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation721 ft220 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdventHealth Gordon Hospital12.9 miPost officeOakman Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFairmount City Hall9.2 miPoliceFairmount Police Department9.2 miFire stationGordon County Fire Rescue-Station 9 Oakmanunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA43 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL66 miInterstateI-7512 miUS highwayUS 411under a mileAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS54 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30732 ZIP area.
