| Home |
| Top Ranked |
| Places Map |
| Real Estate |
| Compare Places |
| My Great Place |
| Places Data |
| State Data |
 |
|
GreatPlacesToRetire |
|
| Chapel Hill Air Quality Orange County |
|||||
| . | Good Days | Moderate Days | Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days | Unhealthy Days | Very Unhealthy Days |
| 2017 | na | na | na | na | na |
| 2016 | 272 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 258 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 315 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 312 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapel Hill Water Quality Haw & Upper Neuse Watersheds |
|||
| . | % Good | % Threatened | % Impaired |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 | 21 | 0 | 79 |
| 2008 | 21 | 0 | 79 |
| 2006 | na | na | na |
| 2004 | na | na | na |
| 2002 | na | na | na |
| Chapel Hill Recreation |
||
| . | # of Parks | # of Parks (99 City Avg) |
| National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service) |
Booker T. Washington National Monument, Appamattox Courthouse National Historical Park plus 1 more | 7 |
| National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites) |
13 | 26 |
| State Parks, Sites, etc. | 5 | 11 |
| Chapel Hill Climate (1971-2000) |
||
| . | . | 99 City Avg | January - Avg Low Temp | 27 F | 27 F |
| January - Avg Daily Temp | 38 F | 37 F |
| July - Avg Daily Temp | 78 F | 74 F |
| July - Avg High Temp | 89 F | 86 F |
| Avg Annual Precipitation | 48 in | 35 in |
| Chapel Hill Elevation | |
| 500 feet | GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet |
| Chapel Hill Natural Hazards |
||
| . | Risk Level | 99 City Average |
| Total Hazard Risk | Lower | Moderate |
| Earthquake | .1% | 10.9% |
| Tsunami | No Risk | No Risk |
| Hurricane | 20-40 | 10 |
| Flood | High | Very High |
| Tornado | Low | Low |
| Volcano | No Risk | No Risk |
| Wildfire | Low | Low |
| Chapel Hill Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear) |
||
| Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors) |
Distance from City | GPTR 99 City Average |
| Shearon-Harris (1) | 50 miles | 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station |
| Chapel Hill Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual) |
||
| . | . | 99 City Avg |
| Total Degree Days | 5,027 | 5,915 |
| HDD | 3,733 | 4,662 |
| CDD | 1,294 | 1,253 |
Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)
| < Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 |