Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 36 min5:23 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 43 min6:45 am – 4:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 28°F60 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days32 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockwood 2 station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsCumberland Trailstate park · 1.2 miMt. Roosevelt Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 8,477 acresLuper Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 1,990 acresRockwood Baseball Complexrecreation area · 5.0 miCatoosa Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 79,207 acresKeyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,700 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 30 Nov 197347 mi away, near Alcoa, TennesseeMost recent: magnitude 4.4 on 12 Dec 201819 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCumberland County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025319 of 360 days measured41 moderate daysMedian index 29, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roane County, TN, 15 mi away
Drinking waterCrossville Water Deptserves 32,985 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,492 ft455 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRoane Medical Center13.2 miPost officeCrab Orchard Post Office5.3 miTown hallCrab Orchard City Hall5.3 miPoliceRockwood Police Department5.9 miFire stationCumberland County Fire Department Station 6 - 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryPine View Elementary School1.5 miCollegeRoane State Community College9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS45 miInterstateI-401.2 miUS highwayUS 70under a mileCoachAthens ExxonGreyhound30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37842 ZIP area.
