Local servicesHospitalSouthwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute2.1 miPost officeMarion Post Office1.8 miTown hallMarion Town Hall1.6 miPoliceSmyth County Sheriff's Office1.0 miFire stationMarion Fire / EMS1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolGethsemane Christian Academy1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI53 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO103 miInterstateI-81under a mileUS highwayUS 11under a mileAmtrakHinton, WV HIN69 miCoachWytheville (Elizabeth Brown Park)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's27 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 41 min6:07 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:35 am – 5:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days11 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saltville 1n station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsHungry Mother State Parkstate park · 2.9 miGrayson Highlands State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 4,476 acresClinch Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 60 acresRedrock Mtn State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 14.4 mi · 632 acresDivided Mountain Purchase Unitnational forest · 17.4 mi · 108 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 18.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202035 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202035 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSmyth County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025296 of 361 days measured65 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sullivan County, TN, 47 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Marionserves 8,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,139 ft652 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
