Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min5:56 am – 8:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min6:51 am – 5:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F67 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare71 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Picayune station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLee Lakelake · 3.8 miLake Hide-A-Waylake · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFriendship Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 67 acresBogue Chitto National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.1 mi · 7,287 acresSnyder Parkpark · 8.8 miTheodore A. Mars, Jr. Memorial Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 897 acresHolmes Bayoustate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 61 acresI-59 Pearl River Rest Areastate recreation area · 19.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePearl River County, MS, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025256 of 365 days measured109 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hancock County, MS, 13 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Picayune Utilitiesserves 11,859 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
Elevation121 ft37 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighland Community Hospital6.5 miPost officePicayune Carrier Annex Post Office6.5 miTown hallPicayune City Hall7.9 miPolicePicayune Police Department8.0 miFire stationSoutheast Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolUnion Baptist Church Academy1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGulfport Biloxi International Airport GPT31 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY58 miInterstateI-594.5 miUS highwayUS 116.3 miAmtrakPicayune, MS PIC7.8 miCoachSlidell Fremaux Quick StopGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39463 ZIP area.
