Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:37 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:07 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cairo 3n station, 11 mi away; snow from Grand Chain Dam 53
Parks and public landsHorseshoe Lake-Alexander State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 8,410 acresCypress Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.8 mi · 16,728 acresMound City National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.2 miCape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 1,390 acresSand Prairie Conservation Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 198 acresBoatwright Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 8,847 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199016 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 6 Sep 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAlexander County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 34 mi away
Drinking waterSouthwater INCserves 2,185 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation328 ft100 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Hospital Southeast16.1 miPost officeOlive Branch Post Office1.8 miTown hallTamms Village Hall6.5 miPoliceTamms Police Department6.4 miFire stationHorseshoe Lake Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI14 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL124 miInterstateI-578.2 miUS highwayUS 518.1 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL40 miCoachCape Girardeau Leming LaneGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 62913 ZIP area.
