Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:18 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:19 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 95°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 38°F44 in of rain a year, on about 58 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare96 days above 90°F, 30 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Palestine 6 Wnw station, 10 mi away; snow from Oakwood
Nearby landmarksClear Lakelake · 3.6 miCampbell Lakelake · under a mileSoil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miSoil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miCold Springsspring · 7.7 miBig Springspring · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig Lake Bottom Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 3,821 acresGus Engeling Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 11,092 acresNeches River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.2 mi · 9,328 acresDavy Crockett National Forestnational forest · 47.8 mi · 161,095 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 4 Jun 202639 mi away, near Marquez, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 202639 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAnderson County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality59% of days had good air in 2025215 of 363 days measured147 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 107main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Navarro County, TX, 38 mi away
Drinking waterB C Y WSCserves 3,012 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation252 ft77 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPalestine Regional West Campus15.0 miPost officeTennessee Colony Post Office4.4 miFire stationTennessee Colony Volunteer Fire Department4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTyler Pounds Regional Airport TYR48 miMajor airportDallas Love Field DAL92 miInterstateI-4518 miUS highwayUS 2875.5 miAmtrakMineola, TX MIN65 miCoachPalestine ExxonGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 75880 ZIP area.
