Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:30 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:17 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 17°F38 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May15 in of snow a year, on about 13 days19 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Petersburg 1e station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Petersburglake · 4.9 miCountry Lakelake · 5.1 miRevis Springspring · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLincolns New Salem State Parkstate park · 4.3 mi · 560 acresHurie Parkpark · 3.1 miSangamon River State Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 179 acresRevis Hill Prairie State Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 423 acresOakford State Habitat Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 107 acresBarton-Sommer Woodland State Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMenard County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured106 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 142main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sangamon County, IL, 20 mi away
Drinking waterPetersburgserves 4,725 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation603 ft184 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpringfield Memorial Hospital16.8 miPost officePetersburg Post Office3.7 miTown hallPetersburg City Hall3.6 miPolicePetersburg Police Department3.6 miFire stationPetersburg Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI14 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL94 miInterstateI-5513 miUS highwayUS 13619 miAmtrakSpringfield, IL SPI17 miCoachSpringfieldExecutive Transportation17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62659 ZIP area.
