Local servicesHospitalCarle Hoopeston Regional Health Center21.0 miPost officeFowler Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFowler Town Hall1.0 miPoliceBenton County Sheriff's Departmentunder a mileFire stationFowler - Center Township Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPurdue University Airport LAF24 miMajor airportIndianapolis International Airport IND82 miInterstateI-6514 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakRensselaer, IN REN25 miCoachLafayette, IN (Purdue University- Wiley Dining Court EAST - on Russell St. Address is 401 N. Russell St, approximately)OurBus24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min6:18 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min8:09 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 15°F40 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June17 in of snow a year, on about 9 days13 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boswell 4wnw station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksMount Nebopeak · 6.9 miMount Gilboapeak · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFowler Highway Prairie Management Areastate conservation land · under a mileFowler Community Parkpark · under a mileMcclellan Tractstate conservation land · 2.5 miHawkins Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 56 acresBrouillette (McGinnis) Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 65 acresMcginnis/Lauerman Gamebird Habitat Areastate conservation land · 6.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 17 Dec 199040 mi away, Illinois-Indiana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 17 Dec 199040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBenton County, IN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively LowHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025244 of 347 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 95main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tippecanoe County, IN, 27 mi away
Drinking waterFowler Water Worksserves 2,342 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation799 ft244 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
