Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:51 am – 8:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:56 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F58 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month AprilSnow is rare77 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carthage station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 4.5 miRound Lakelake · 5.0 miSouthern Pines Self Guiding Trailtrailhead · 7.2 miBrowns Old Riverriver · 7.2 miNST - Yockanookany Section Trailtrailhead · 7.3 miYockanookany Riverriver · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPrivatestate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 50 acresPearl River Wmastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 5,583 acresBienville National Forestnational forest · 15.1 mi · 180,227 acresPearl River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 277 acresRoosevelt State Parkstate park · 16.6 mi · 606 acresGolden Memorial State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 131 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 29 Jun 201521 mi away, near Canton, MississippiMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowScott County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025167 of 365 days measured198 moderate daysMedian index 52, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hinds County, MS, 49 mi away
Drinking waterSebastopol Water Associationserves 6,207 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation347 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Scott Regional Hospital15.5 miPost officeLudlow Post Officeunder a mileFire stationLudlow Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport JAN28 miInterstateI-2018 miUS highwayUS 8015 miAmtrakJackson, MS JAN33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39098 ZIP area.
