Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:30 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min6:48 am – 4:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 30°F58 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month March4 in of snow a year, on about 4 days33 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winchester 5se station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 3.1 miBlue Springspring · 4.2 miLittle Mountainpeak · 2.5 miTims Ford State Park Fairview Campgroundcampground · 3.9 miMurray Lakelake · 3.9 miPenile Hillpeak · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWinchester Recreational Complexrecreation area · 2.4 mi · 157 acresBabe Ruth Parkpark · 3.1 miRock Creek Public Use Areastate recreation area · 5.8 miOwl Hollow Mill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 2,363 acresMingo Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 465 acresTims Fordstate park · 7.7 mi · 2,972 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 3.9 on 8 Dec 200133 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202012 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, TN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 365 days measured102 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 78main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Madison County, AL, 38 mi away
Drinking waterWinchester Water Systemserves 24,899 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation952 ft290 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighpoint Health - Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas Hospitalunder a milePost officeWinchester Post Office1.0 miTown hallWinchester City Hall1.1 miPoliceWinchester Police Department1.0 miFire stationWinchester Fire Department Fire Hall 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 highHighFranklin County High School1.1 miElementaryClark Memorial School1.4 miElementaryGood Shepherd School2.0 miCollegeSewanee The University of the South10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA52 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA73 miInterstateI-2413 miUS highwayUS 64 Busunder a mileCoachManchester ShellGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37372 ZIP area.
