Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:03 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:20 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 28°F53 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days64 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waldron station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksTruman Baker Lakelake · under a mileBohnstein Hillpeak · under a mileEast Fork Poteau Riverriver · 1.5 miPiney Mountainpeak · 2.5 miWaldron Lakelake · 4.2 miDobbs Springspring · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSodie Davidson Parkpark · under a mileOuachita National Forestnational forest · 20.7 miQueen Wihelmina State Parkstate park · 21.1 mi · 472 acresBlue Mountain Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.6 mi · 17,282 acresOzark National Forestnational forest · 59.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197720 mi away, near Mena, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Jun 197720 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowScott County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025234 of 302 days measured67 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Polk County, AR, 28 mi away
Drinking waterJames Fork Regional Water Districtserves 11,538 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation734 ft224 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Waldron1.7 miPost officeWaldron Post Office1.3 miTown hallWaldron City Hall1.2 miPoliceWaldron Police Department1.3 miFire stationWaldron City Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportFort Smith Regional Airport FSM35 miMajor airportTulsa International Airport TUL136 miInterstateI-4930 miUS highwayUS 71 Busunder a mileCoachMenaJefferson Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72924 ZIP area.
