Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min6:03 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min8:07 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 16°F40 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month May68 in of snow a year, on about 50 days10 days above 90°F, 151 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hastings station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakeslake · 1.2 miNewton Lakelake · under a mileHidden Pond Preserve Trailheadpark · 5.4 miLittle Thornapple Riverriver · 9.2 miChicago Pointcape · 10.0 miThe Hogbackpeak · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSweezy's Pond Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 66 acresBarry County Conservation Clubnature preserve · 2.7 mi · 71 acresBarry State Game Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 16,580 acresYankee Springs Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 4,658 acresNatural Area Bowerman-Barry Prairie & Turner Creekstate conservation land · 9.2 miMiddleville State Game Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 4,426 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 2 May 201526 mi away, near Galesburg, MichiganMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jun 201534 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBarry County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025224 of 365 days measured134 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 156main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kalamazoo County, MI, 27 mi away
Drinking waterHastingsserves 7,350 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation878 ft268 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCorewell Health Pennock Hospital3.4 miPost officeHastings Post Office4.0 miTown hallHope Township Hall2.8 miPoliceBarry County Sheriff's Office3.6 miFire stationHastings Fire Department4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR23 miInterstateI-94 Bus Lp19 miUS highwayUS 13118 miAmtrakBattle Creek, MI BTL20 miCoachBattle Creek Bus StopGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49035 ZIP area.
