Local servicesHospitalSaint Mark's Medical Center9.4 miPost officeWarda Post Office1.3 miTown hallGiddings City Hall7.9 miPoliceLee County Sheriff's Office7.1 miFire stationWinchester Area Volunteer Fire Department8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAustin Executive Airport46 miMajor airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport AUS46 miInterstateI-1026 miUS highwayUS 771.2 miAmtrakTaylor, TX TAY46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:26 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min7:19 am – 5:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 40°F40 in of rain a year, on about 57 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare121 days above 90°F, 19 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, La Grange station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksBamsch Lakelake · 2.1 miKasper Estate Lakelake · 4.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site 9 Reservoirreservoir · 6.9 miSoil Conservation Service Site One Reservoirreservoir · 6.9 miIndian Hillpeak · 7.2 miHellers Hillpeak · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity Golf Coursepark · 5.9 mi · 69 acresCity Parkpark · 7.7 miMonument Hill / Kreische Brewery State Historic Sitesstate historic site · 12.5 miBuescher State Parkstate park · 15.6 mi · 1,073 acresLake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unitstate park · 17.9 mi · 3,588 acresBastrop State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 7,612 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Feb 201541 mi away, near Hallettsville, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 19 Feb 201541 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFayette County, TX, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured200 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 53, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Travis County, TX, 49 mi away
Drinking waterFayette WSC Westserves 5,802 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation325 ft99 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
