Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:40 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min7:03 am – 4:46 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F54 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alamo 1 N station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksW H Bowers Lakelake · 5.1 miMiddle Fork Forked Deer Riverriver · 5.3 miJoe Cottons Lakelake · 7.2 miHorns Bluffpeak · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTigrett Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 9,092 acresHorns Bluff Refugestate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 1,779 acresParker Branch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 267 acresLake Lauderdale Refugestate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 652 acresBig Cypress Treestate park · 20.4 mi · 387 acresLake Isom National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.2 mi · 1,813 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 27 Apr 198937 mi away, near Steele, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGibson County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025276 of 359 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dyer County, TN, 16 mi away
Drinking waterMilan Water Deptserves 10,932 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
Elevation311 ft95 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDyersburg Regional Medical Center14.9 miPost officeTigrett Post Office6.2 miTown hallFriendship City Hall7.7 miPoliceFriendship Fire and Police Department7.6 miFire stationGibson County Fire Department Station 1 Springhill1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSpring Hill School1.1 miCollegeDyersburg State Community College - Gibson County Center11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport MKL28 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM80 miInterstateI-15514 miUS highwayUS 4128.0 miAmtrakNewbern-Dyersburg, TN NBN12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38331 ZIP area.
