Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:00 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:17 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F51 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days49 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clinton 2 Ne station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksDerose Pondlake · 3.9 miBest Pondlake · 4.4 miFennels Covebay · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBay Tree Lake State Natural Areastate park · 11.1 mi · 2,045 acresWhite Lake State Lakestate park · 15.1 mi · 1,042 acresSampson Game Landstate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 135 acresBushy Lake State Natural Areastate park · 16.5 mi · 6,180 acresSingletary Lake State Parkstate park · 17.2 mi · 1,319 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 ModerateSampson County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025251 of 365 days measured114 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 74main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cumberland County, NC, 31 mi away
Drinking waterSampson Co Wtr Dist IIserves 12,895 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation102 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSampson Regional Medical Center11.9 miPost officeGarland Post Office4.5 miTown hallGarland Town Hall4.5 miFire stationGarland Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSampson Community College10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field FAY32 miMajor airportRaleigh-Durham International Airport RDU76 miInterstateI-4016 miUS highwayUS 701under a mileAmtrakFayetteville, NC FAY34 miCoachClinton Express MartGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28446 ZIP area.
