Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Lincoln17.9 miPost officeHardin Post Office4.3 miTown hallElsberry City Hall5.3 miPoliceCalhoun County Sheriff's Office4.2 miFire stationHardin Fire Protection District4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL32 miInterstateI-7023 miUS highwayN US Hwy 6114 miAmtrakAlton, IL ALN32 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 55 min5:36 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:18 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F41 in of rain a year, on about 65 dayswettest month May16 in of snow a year, on about 11 days42 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elsberry 1 S station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksStump Lakelake · 1.5 miRound Lakelake · 4.7 miSterling Islandisland · under a milePlummer Hillpeak · 2.0 miFour Acre Islandisland · 2.0 miGaske Hillpeak · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLeach (B.K.) Memorial Conservation Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 4,322 acresRed's Landingstate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 1,189 acresMississippi River State Forest Wildlife Area - Mortlandstate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 526 acresLead Hollow Glade Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.0 miMississippi River State Forest Wildlife Area - Red's Landing - Kelly #1state conservation land · 4.5 mi · 110 acresCalhoun County Fairgroundsrecreation area · 4.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Dec 198030 mi away, near New Melle, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Dec 198030 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCalhoun County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowHeat wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025259 of 358 days measured95 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 156main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jersey County, IL, 18 mi away
Drinking waterCalhoun County Rwdserves 4,675 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation440 ft134 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
