Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:21 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:36 am – 5:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 29°F62 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days31 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarkesville station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHardman Lakelake · under a mileWaters Lakelake · 1.8 miReservoir 36reservoir · 1.0 miReservoir 34reservoir · 1.4 miCrow Mountainpeak · 2.5 miBig Shoal Mountainpeak · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTallulah Gorge State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 50 acresRabun Countypark · 4.7 miBrasstown Creek Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 467 acresParks & Rec/Fulbright Aquaticrecreation area · 5.9 mi · 74 acresLake Russell Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 17,063 acresTravelers Rest Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197932 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Feb 198630 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHabersham County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 33 mi away
Drinking waterDemorestserves 18,049 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,528 ft466 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStephens County Hospital7.6 miPost officeTurnerville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallTallulah Falls City Hall4.7 miPoliceTallulah Falls Police Department4.7 miFire stationHabersham County Fire Department Station 17 - Panther Creek1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP71 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS85 miInterstateI-8523 miUS highwayUS 4411.0 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30580 ZIP area.
