Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min6:23 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:43 am – 5:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F60 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month December4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days39 days above 90°F, 85 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsAthens Regional Parkrecreation area · under a mile · 150 acresDenso Eco Parkpark · 2.4 miYuchi Refugestate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 2,415 acresChickamauga Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 3,048 acresMckinley Branchstate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 413 acresHiwassee/Ocoeestate park · 15.7 mi · 100 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197345 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 10 May 202537 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcMinn County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025279 of 357 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, McMinn County monitors, TN
Drinking waterAthens Utilities Boardserves 26,424 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation940 ft287 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStarr Regional Medical Center - Athens1.8 miPost officeAthens Post Office2.6 miTown hallAthens City Hall2.5 miPoliceAthens Police Department2.4 miFire stationMcMinn Fire and Rescue Squad McMinn County District 11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighMcMinn County High Schoolunder a mileMiddleAthens Middle School2.0 miCollegeTennessee Wesleyan College2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA43 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS44 miInterstateI-753.2 miUS highwayUS 11 Busunder a mileCoachAthens ExxonGreyhound1.5 miTransit1 stop within a mileSoutheast Tennessee Human Resource Agency (SETHRA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37371 ZIP area.
