Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min6:20 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min7:23 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F40 in of rain a year, on about 55 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare103 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bardwell Dam station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksOld Lakelake · 3.3 miLake Clarklake · 4.0 miNew Lakebay · 4.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site 125 Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miRange Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBardwell Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.5 mi · 7,529 acresLion's Parkpark · 2.7 miKiwanis Parkpark · 3.1 miEnnis Kachina Prairiestate conservation land · 3.7 miDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 22.7 miNavarro Mills Recreation Arearecreation area · 25.5 mi · 11,023 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201532 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202437 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEllis County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025323 of 362 days measured39 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Ellis County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Ennisserves 24,891 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation457 ft139 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEnnis Regional Medical Center3.2 miPost officeEnnis Post Office2.3 miTown hallEnnis City Hall2.2 miPoliceEnnis Police Department2.2 miFire stationEnnis Fire Department Station 22.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWilliam B Travis Elementary School2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL39 miInterstateI-451.0 miUS highwayUS 287S Bus2.0 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL34 miCoachWaxahachie ExxonGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75120 ZIP area.
