Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:36 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:06 am – 4:42 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days41 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grand Chain Dam 53 station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksHickory Bottoms Trailtrailhead · 1.9 miLlimekiln Springs Trailtrailhead · 2.7 miShawnee Community Collegecollege · 3.9 miBarkhausen-Cache River Wetlands Centervisitor center · 3.6 miRainbow Archnatural arch · 4.7 miUlrich Lakelake · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCypress Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.8 mi · 16,715 acresShawnee National Forestnational forest · 6.8 mi · 273,666 acresCache River State Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 3,060 acresBallard Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 8,015 acresCypress Pond State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 1,056 acresDeer Pond State Natural Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 251 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199031 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 201939 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPulaski County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 27 mi away
Drinking waterMoundsserves 1,135 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202112 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation343 ft105 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUnion County Hospital13.9 miPost officePerks Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOlmsted Village Hall9.0 miPoliceIllinois State Police Department District 225.2 miFire stationCypress Volunteer Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShawnee Community College3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH24 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL122 miInterstateI-574.3 miUS highwayUS 514.3 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL30 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62973 ZIP area.
