Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:49 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:16 am – 4:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 22°F49 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month April9 in of snow a year, on about 3 days45 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Plains station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksHide A Way Lakelake · 1.8 miWilson Springspring · 1.8 miLair Lakelake · 3.0 miBig Springspring · 5.2 miRex Hillpeak · 5.6 miArrowhead Lakesreservoir · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTingler Prairie Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 254 acresWhite Ranch Conservation Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 6,688 acresPeoples Parkpark · 9.6 miPatrick Bridge Accessstate recreation area · 13.1 mi · 149 acresBlair Bridge Accessstate recreation area · 13.6 miTecumseh Towersitestate conservation land · 13.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 7 Jul 199124 mi away, near Brandsville, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 12 Sep 201942 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHowell 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 202588 of 98 days measured10 moderate daysMedian index 28, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Taney County, MO, 59 mi away
Drinking waterWest Plains PWSserves 12,864 people from groundwater under influence of surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,135 ft346 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOzarks Healthcare9.8 miPost officePottersville Post Office5.3 miFire stationPottersville Volunteer Fire Department5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySouth Fork Elementary School1.1 miCollegeMissouri State University - West Plains9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBranson Airport BKG68 miUS highwayUS 1601.4 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR69 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 65776 ZIP area.
