Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min6:01 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 6 min7:00 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F60 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare67 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Natchez station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Lakelake · 3.9 miCopiah - Lincoln Community College - Natchez Campuscollege · 2.6 miButler Lakelake · 4.3 miMelrose Visitor Centervisitor center · 5.2 miCarthage Pointcape · 5.4 miNatchez Visitor Centervisitor center · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSt. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.3 mi · 24,286 acresNatchez National Historical Parkhistoric site · 5.0 mi · 98 acresDuncan Parkrecreation area · 5.0 miLiberty Ball Parkrecreation area · 5.6 miNatchez National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.5 miBayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.2 mi · 15,184 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAdams County, MS, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pointe Coupee County, LA, 54 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Natchezserves 14,520 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation208 ft63 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMerit Health Natchez4.0 miPost officeTracetown Post Office4.0 miTown hallNatchez City Hall6.1 miPoliceAdams County Sheriff's Office6.1 miFire stationNatchez Fire Department Station 24.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCopiah - Lincoln Community College - Natchez Campus2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaton Rouge Metropolitan Airport BTR67 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY123 miUS highwayUS 61 Bus4.1 miAmtrakBrookhaven, MS BRH57 miCoachNatchezDelta Bus Lines Inc.5.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 39165 ZIP area.
