Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:46 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:22 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days35 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lakeside station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCave Springspring · 1.8 miHigh Pointpeak · 4.7 miBear Springspring · under a mileTruman Helton Lakelake · 2.3 miLake Lottawatchlake · 2.4 miBuck Knobpeak · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSaline Valley Conservation Areastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 4,943 acresKings Bluff Accessstate recreation area · 4.6 miWilson Camp Accessstate recreation area · 6.8 mi · 155 acresLake Of The Ozarks State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 21,094 acresOsage-Tavern Accessstate recreation area · 10.2 miBoeckman Bridge Accessstate recreation area · 10.7 mi · 57 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200538 mi away, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 31 Jul 200538 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMiller County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025233 of 260 days measured27 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Callaway County, MO, 51 mi away
Drinking waterEldon PWSserves 4,895 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2025: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation670 ft204 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOsage Beach Medical Center for Cognitive Disorders12.0 miPost officeTuscumbia Post Office1.6 miPoliceMiller County Sheriff's Office1.8 miFire stationTuscumbia Fire Protection Districtunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolMiller County R III Schools1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWaynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field TBN37 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL118 miInterstateI-44 Business Lp30 miUS highwayUS 548.3 miAmtrakJefferson City, MO JEF29 miCoachJefferson City ConocoGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65031 ZIP area.
