Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min5:49 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:03 am – 4:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 32°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare86 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lambert 1w station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksDorsey Lakelake · 1.6 miPeterson Lakelake · 2.0 miOld Little Tallahatchie Riverriver · 5.6 miColdwater Riverriver · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsO'Keefe Wmastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 5,377 acresColdwater River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.8 mi · 2,514 acresGeorge P. Cossar State Parkstate park · 24.1 mi · 531 acresStumpy Point Purchase Unitnational forest · 32.1 mi · 1,519 acresSt. Francis National Forestnational forest · 32.5 mi · 21,307 acresHolly Springs National Forestnational forest · 50.9 mi · 156,210 acresSource: 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 3.5 on 8 Jan 197337 mi away, near Ruleville, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Oct 200226 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowQuitman County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025342 of 354 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Yalobusha County, MS, 36 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Marksserves 2,099 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation161 ft49 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDelta Health - Northwest Regional Hospital15.1 miPost officeMarks Post Office1.8 miTown hallMarks Town Hall2.1 miPoliceQuitman County Sheriff's Office2.1 miFire stationMarks Fire Department Station 21.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighMadison Shannon Palmer High Schoolunder a mileMiddleQuitman County Middle School1.6 miSchoolDelta Academy2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM59 miInterstateI-5521 miUS highwayUS 2782.5 miAmtrakMarks, MS MKS2.0 miCoachClarksdaleDelta Bus Lines Inc.15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38609 ZIP area.
