Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:40 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min7:32 am – 5:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 37°F26 in of rain a year, on about 37 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare77 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rocksprings station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCub Lakelake · 2.3 miVan Buren Water Holelake · 1.7 miOld Rock Springsspring · 4.8 miBates Tankreservoir · 4.8 miPulliam Springsspring · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDevil's Sink State Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,864 acresKickapoo Cavern State Parkstate park · 25.7 mi · 6,393 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEdwards County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Drinking waterCity of Rockspringsserves 1,662 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,302 ft702 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeRocksprings Post Office4.1 miTown hallRocksprings City Hall4.2 miPoliceEdwards County Sheriff's Office4.2 miFire stationRocksprings Volunteer Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSan Angelo Regional Mathis Field SJT98 miMajor airportSan Antonio International Airport SAT109 miInterstateI-1034 miUS highwayUS 3774.0 miAmtrakDel Rio, TX DRT58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76883 ZIP area.
