Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:19 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:35 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 29°F61 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month August2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days44 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walhalla station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsStumphouse Mountain Tunnel Parkstate park · 3.9 miBuzzard Roost Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 502 acresSertoma Fieldrecreation area · 1.8 miStumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 438 acresOconee State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 1,090 acresOconee Station State Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.5 mi · 205 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 26 Aug 197913 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Dec 198745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOconee County, SC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025336 of 348 days measured12 moderate daysMedian index 32, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Macon County, NC, 33 mi away
Drinking waterSeneca City of (sc3710002)serves 39,772 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation986 ft301 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital7.5 miPost officeWalhalla Post Office1.2 miTown hallWalhalla City Hall1.2 miPoliceOconee County Sheriff's Office1.0 miFire stationWalhalla Fire Department Oconee County Station 51.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolFaith Christian Schoolunder a mileElementaryBrown Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP50 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS89 miInterstateI-8519 miUS highwayUS 766.1 miAmtrakClemson, SC CSN15 miCoachAnderson Bus StopGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 29675 ZIP area.
