Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:33 am – 7:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:37 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 32°F54 in of rain a yearwettest month DecemberSnow is rare105 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Benning Lawson Fld station, 8 mi away; rain from Eufaula Wildlife Ref; snow from Seale
Nearby landmarksLonesome Duck Lakelake · under a mileSmith Hillpeak · 8.9 miBurts Lakelake · 7.1 miOwens Hillpeak · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRiver Bend Parkpark · 5.7 miFort Mitchell National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.1 mi · 305 acresFlorence Marina State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 75 acresProvidence Canyon Outdoor Recreation Areastate park · 11.9 mi · 1,111 acresHannahatchee Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 431 acresEufaula National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.8 miSource: 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 31 Oct 198229 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198229 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRussell County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025223 of 281 days measured58 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 88main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Russell County monitors, AL
Drinking waterPhenix City Utilitiesserves 42,267 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation353 ft108 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMartin Army Community Hospital11.1 miPost officeFort Mitchell Post Office5.7 miPoliceFort Benning Military Police Department9.3 miFire stationCottonton Volunteer Fire Department Station 14.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeChattahoochee Valley Community College13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG20 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL103 miInterstateI-18513 miUS highwayUS 4319.2 miCoachColumbus Bus StopGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36859 ZIP area.
