Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 35 min5:40 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 44 min7:02 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksLewis Lakelake · 2.2 miBells Aerated Lagoon Number One Lakelake · 4.7 miIsland Number Thirteen (historical)island · 4.4 miMiddle Fork Bottoms State Park Entrance 2 Trailheadpark · 9.7 miIsland Number Twelveisland · 8.2 miHorns Bluffpeak · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Fork Waterfowl Refugestate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 776 acresHorns Bluff Refugestate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,779 acresFort Ridge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 1,579 acresMiddle Fork Forked Deer Refugestate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 416 acresOld Baseball Field Parkrecreation area · 9.0 miCity Parkpark · 9.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes47 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 27 Apr 198948 mi away, near Steele, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Apr 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCrockett County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025263 of 354 days measured91 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Madison County, TN, 15 mi away
Drinking waterCounty Wide Utility Districtserves 8,528 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation347 ft106 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRegional Hospital of Jackson10.9 miPost officeGadsden Post Office3.3 miTown hallGadsden Town Hall3.2 miPoliceBells Police Department4.1 miFire stationGadsden Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcKellar-Sipes Regional Airport MKL12 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM72 miInterstateI-4011 miUS highwayUS 792.1 miAmtrakNewbern-Dyersburg, TN NBN28 miCoachJackson Mega MartGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 38336 ZIP area.
