Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 7 min6:27 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 11 min7:21 am – 5:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 67°F, lows 40°F53 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 28 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Glen St Mary 1 W station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiddle Prong Saint Marys Riverriver · 2.8 miNorth Prong Saint Marys Riverriver · 2.8 miWorley Lakelake · 6.9 miShaw Lakelake · 7.3 miFowl Roost Islandisland · 9.1 miEllicotts Moundpeak · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSt. Mary's Shoals Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 2,516 acresOsceola National Forestnational forest · 10.3 mi · 160,040 acresBaker County Equestrian Centerrecreation area · 8.9 miPinhook Purchase Unitnational forest · 12.4 mi · 96,471 acresOkefenokee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.5 mi · 3,526 acresBrandy Branch Trail Headstate recreation area · 16.9 mi · 110 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCharlton County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 202588 of 95 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 61main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Charlton County monitors, GA
Drinking waterFolkstonserves 5,390 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation118 ft36 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEd Fraser Memorial Hospital10.6 miPost officeSaint George Post Office9.7 miPoliceBaker County Sheriff's Office9.9 miFire stationCharlton County Fire Station 43.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJacksonville International Airport JAX29 miInterstateI-1012 miUS highwayUS 9012 miAmtrakJacksonville, FL JAX27 miCoachJacksonvilleAmtrak Chartered Vehicle27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31646 ZIP area.
