Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:39 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:08 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F55 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days44 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Advance 1 S station, 8 mi away; rain from Lambert 0.8 Ese; snow from Sikeston Pwr Stn
Nearby landmarksCow Hillpeak · 2.4 miRinger Hillpeak · 2.5 miRice Lakelake · 6.1 miHorseshoe Lake (historical)lake · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeneral Watkins Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,115 acresAquilla Accessstate recreation area · 9.9 mi · 88 acresDuck Creek Ca (Dark Cypress Swamp Unit)state conservation land · 12.3 mi · 786 acresTywappity Conservation Landstate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 119 acresCrowley's Ridge Conservation Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 1,929 acresTywappity Towersitestate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 62 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199012 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202524 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStoddard County, MO, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 202512 of 12 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 21, worst day 43main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Stoddard County monitors, MO
Drinking waterStoddard County Pwsd 2serves 309 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation314 ft96 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMissouri Delta Medical Center15.3 miPost officeBell City Post Office2.7 miTown hallVanduser City Hall6.4 miPoliceOran Police Department7.3 miFire stationBell City Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI17 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL122 miInterstateI-5517 miUS highwayUS 618.6 miAmtrakPoplar Bluff, MO PBF40 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 63772 ZIP area.
