Local servicesHospitalHardin County General Hospital13.0 miPost officeGolconda Post Office4.6 miTown hallGolconda Village Hall4.8 miPolicePope County Sheriff's Office4.8 miFire stationGolconda Volunteer Fire Department4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH22 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA134 miInterstateI-2410 miUS highwayUS 6012 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL45 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:33 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:04 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dixon Springs Agric Ctr station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsOhio River Islands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 1,265 acresLivingston County Wildlife Management Area (Reynolds Tract)state conservation land · 6.0 mi · 873 acresLivingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Newman's Bluff SNP)state conservation land · 7.0 mi · 994 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 9.0 mi · 273,666 acresCretaceous Hills State Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 511 acresBig Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 331 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 29 Sep 198742 mi away, near Cairo, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 16 May 201744 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPope County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 21 mi away
Drinking waterMillstone PWDserves 5,565 people from ground water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation574 ft175 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
