Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:34 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:28 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 13°F38 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month June25 in of snow a year, on about 13 days20 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Pleasant 1 Ssw station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHorse Shoe Lakelake · 5.8 miSpring Pondlake · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGibson Recreation Areapark · 3.4 mi · 160 acresMaccoon Accessstate recreation area · 5.4 mi · 74 acresPrairie Ridge Recreation Areapark · 4.1 miFaulkner's Fishing Accessstate recreation area · 6.1 miWoodthrush Woods State Preservestate conservation land · 5.9 miLamson Woods State Preservestate conservation land · 13.1 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 LowHenry County, IA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025236 of 364 days measured126 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Van Buren County, IA, 21 mi away
Drinking waterRome Water Supplyserves 114 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation638 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHenry County Health Center7.0 miPost officeLockridge Post Office3.1 miTown hallLockridge Community Hall3.2 miPoliceHenry County Sheriff's Office7.3 miFire stationLockridge Fire and Rescue3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport BRL33 miMajor airportDes Moines International Airport DSM109 miUS highwayUS 34under a mileAmtrakMount Pleasant, IA MTP7.4 miCoachMount Pleasant (BP)Greyhound8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 52642 ZIP area.
