Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min6:09 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:33 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 27°F50 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month June4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days36 days above 90°F, 91 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lenoir station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksButt Mountainpeak · 4.2 miA A Rauchfuss Lakelake · 1.7 miRipshin Mountainpeak · 1.7 miHigh Lakelake · 3.4 miSilvervale Fallswaterfall · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuffalo Cove Game Landstate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 6,654 acresCity of Lenoir Open Spacerecreation area · 3.8 mi · 719 acresLenoir_Rotary_Soccer_Complexrecreation area · 4.3 mi · 115 acresWilson Creek Welcome Centerstate historic site · 11.4 miJohns River Game Landstate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 6,448 acresBear Paw State Natural Areastate park · 17.4 mi · 384 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202042 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCaldwell County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025238 of 245 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Caldwell County monitors, NC
Drinking waterPatterson Schoolserves 50 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,242 ft379 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCaldwell Memorial Hospital6.2 miPost officePatterson Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLenoir City Hall5.8 miPoliceLenoir Police Department5.9 miFire stationPatterson Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolHappy Valley Schoolright hereCollegeCaldwell Community College and Technical Institute10.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI58 miMajor airportCharlotte Douglas International Airport CLT64 miInterstateI-4018 miUS highwayUS 321under a mileAmtrakGastonia, NC GAS55 miCoachLenoirSunway Charters6.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28661 ZIP area.
