Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min6:03 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:26 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 28°F51 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 1 days52 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tahlequah station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPumpkin Springspring · 1.9 miFourteen Mile Creek Site 2 Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miFourteen Mile Creek Site 1 Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miMcSpadden Fallswaterfall · 3.8 miSteely Springsspring · 3.0 miSparrow Hawk Mountainpeak · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSparrowhawk Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 523 acresPhoenix Parkrecreation area · 7.8 miMurrel Home Parkstate historic site · 11.7 miWestern Hills Guest Ranch/sequoya Sp State Resortstate park · 16.7 mi · 2,822 acresCherokee Landing State Parkstate park · 18.4 mi · 117 acresNatural Falls State Parkstate park · 18.8 mi · 116 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 LowCherokee County, OK, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025202 of 362 days measured158 moderate, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 184main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Adair County, OK, 19 mi away
Drinking waterTahlequah Pwaserves 14,458 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation935 ft285 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheastern Health System7.7 miPost officeMoodys Post Officeunder a mileTown hallTahlequah City Hall7.8 miPoliceNortheastern State University Police Department7.3 miFire stationLowrey Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNortheastern State University7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Arkansas National Airport XNA40 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL53 miInterstateI-4436 miUS highwayUS 627.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 74444 ZIP area.
