Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:12 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:14 am – 5:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F52 in of rain a year, on about 64 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days89 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carthage station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSmith Pointcape · 4.8 miLong Pointcape · 5.7 miStonewall Hillpeak · 3.5 miHog Mountainpeak · 4.8 miH and H Lakelake · 5.2 miLong Baybay · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRosie Jones Parkpark · 4.1 miDecker-Hill Parkpark · 5.5 miMartin Creek Lake State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 280 acresSabine National Forestnational forest · 48.1 mi · 161,158 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 17 May 201214 mi away, near Timpson, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Aug 202541 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPanola County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025235 of 365 days measured130 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Harrison County, TX, 32 mi away
Drinking waterClayton WSC Plant 2serves 1,137 people from surface water purchased5 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation403 ft123 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Texas Health - Carthage Hospital9.6 miPost officeClayton Post Office1.1 miTown hallCarthage City Hall9.1 miPoliceCarthage Police Department9.5 miFire stationClayton Volunteer Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEast Texas Regional Airport GGG23 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL147 miInterstateI-2026 miUS highwayUS 793.3 miAmtrakLongview, TX LVW30 miCoachHenderson Fsk FoodmartGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75637 ZIP area.
