Local servicesHospitalWabash General Hospital2.9 miPost officeMount Carmel Post Office3.1 miTown hallMount Carmel City Hall3.1 miPoliceWabash County Sheriff's Office3.1 miFire stationMount Carmel Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIllinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEvansville Regional Airport EVV30 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF114 miInterstateI-6414 miUS highwayUS 4112 miAmtrakEffingham, IL EFG63 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 51 min5:27 am – 8:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:04 am – 4:34 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 25°F49 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month May9 in of snow a year, on about 6 days46 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Carmel station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksIllinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley Collegecollege · 2.7 miConservation Lakelake · 3.0 miBeall Woods State Park Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.4 miPatoka Riverriver · 3.7 miDuck Islandisland · 2.7 miBeall Woodswoods · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGibson Lake Recreation Areastate recreation area · 3.7 mi · 2,908 acresMount Carmel City Parkpark · 3.1 miFroman Parkpark · 3.7 miGibson Lake Wildlife Habitatstate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 104 acresTern Bar Sloughstate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 843 acresHarmonie State Parkstate park · 23.5 mi · 2,912 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 20085 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Jun 202613 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWabash County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025306 of 338 days measured31 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Posey County, IN, 26 mi away
Drinking waterRural Wabash County Water Districtserves 1,877 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation462 ft141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
