Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 32 min5:51 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 47 min7:09 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 33°F50 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month April2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days70 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Des Arc station, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksBird Lakelake · under a mileBeaver Lakelake · under a milePenn Baybay · 1.5 miDevils Neckcape · 4.3 miGravelly Pointcape · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRex Hancock/black Swamp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 6,264 acresCache River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.3 mi · 223 acresHenry Gray/hurricane Lakestate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 17,503 acresBald Knob National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.4 mi · 15,436 acresSt. Francis National Forestnational forest · 46.4 mi · 21,307 acresStumpy Point Purchase Unitnational forest · 51.8 mi · 1,519 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 1 Mar 198248 mi away, near Mount Vernon, ArkansasMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 17 Jul 201350 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWoodruff County, AR, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured69 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Crittenden County, AR, 54 mi away
Drinking waterCross County Rural Water Sysserves 8,750 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation189 ft58 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeGregory Post Office5.0 miTown hallMcCrory City Hall6.4 miPolicePatterson Police Department5.6 miFire stationPatterson Volunteer Fire Station5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJonesboro Municipal Airport JBR57 miMajor airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport MEM73 miInterstateI-4019 miUS highwayUS 64 Bus5.6 miAmtrakWalnut Ridge, AR WNR64 miCoachBald Knob Marty MartGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 72071 ZIP area.
