Editing Waycross, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Waycross City Hall (NE corner).JPG|thumb|Waycross City Hall]]
Waycross is located at {{coord|31|12|50|N|82|21|18|W|type:city}} (31.213860, -82.354911)<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> and is the closest city to the [[Okefenokee Swamp]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|11.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.17%) is water. The closest major city is [[Jacksonville, Florida]], which is roughly 81 miles away.

In May 2010, the city purchased the Bandalong Litter Trap and installed it in Tebeau Creek, a tributary of the [[Satilla River]]. The trap was invented in [[Australia]], but is manufactured in the United States. Although the city has maintained good standing with the state's Environmental Protection Division, the city wanted to take action to reduce the amount of human-generated trash entering the Satilla River and ultimately the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Georgia Governor [[Sonny Perdue]] said, "Water is one of Georgia's most important and precious resources... the litter trap installed by Waycross is a model of stewardship for the state and the nation." The Satilla River litter trap is the first in Georgia and only the second in the nation.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Georgia's First Bandalong Litter Trap Launched|journal=Storm Water Solutions Magazine|date=May 26, 2010|url=http://estormwater.com/Georgia%E2%80%99s-First-Bandalong-Litter-Trap-Launched-newsPiece20756|access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>

A portion of Waycross had been situated in [[Pierce County, Georgia|Pierce County]] but effective July 1, 2015, it was no longer allowed to be located in that county. State Rep. Chad Nimmer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=790&Session=24|title=Representative Chad Nimmer|website=www.house.ga.gov|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> had introduced HB 523 during the 2015 Legislative Session without providing the required statutory notice to the City of Waycross. It de-annexed the portion of Waycross located in Pierce County and precluded it from coming back into Pierce County.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151607.pdf | access-date=2023-11-06 | title=House Bill 523 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)}}</ref>{{Update inline|reason=Waycross has since been able to annex in Pierce County|date=October 2018}}

=== Climate ===
{{Weather box
|location = Waycross 4NE (1991-2020) extremes 1897–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 88
|Feb record high F = 88
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 92
|Dec record high F = 87
|year record high F = 108
|Jan high F = 63.9
|Feb high F = 68.0
|Mar high F = 74.5
|Apr high F = 80.9
|May high F = 87.7
|Jun high F = 92.0
|Jul high F = 94.1
|Aug high F = 92.9
|Sep high F = 88.9
|Oct high F = 81.0
|Nov high F = 73.9
|Dec high F = 67.1
|year high F = 
|Jan mean F = 50.3
|Feb mean F = 54.1
|Mar mean F = 59.9
|Apr mean F = 66.2
|May mean F = 74.0
|Jun mean F = 80.4
|Jul mean F = 82.7
|Aug mean F = 81.9
|Sep mean F = 77.4
|Oct mean F = 68.1
|Nov mean F = 59.4
|Dec mean F = 53.0
|year mean F = 
|Jan low F = 36.7
|Feb low F = 40.1
|Mar low F = 45.2
|Apr low F = 51.5
|May low F = 60.2
|Jun low F = 68.8
|Jul low F = 71.4
|Aug low F = 70.8
|Sep low F = 65.9
|Oct low F = 55.2
|Nov low F = 44.9
|Dec low F = 39.0
|year low F = 
|Jan record low F = 2
|Feb record low F = 2
|Mar record low F = 15
|Apr record low F = 22
|May record low F = 33
|Jun record low F = 43
|Jul record low F = 54
|Aug record low F = 57
|Sep record low F = 34
|Oct record low F = 22
|Nov record low F = 18
|Dec record low F = 8
|year record low F = 2
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.89
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.71
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.95
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.13
|May precipitation inch = 3.32
|Jun precipitation inch = 6.80
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.93
|Aug precipitation inch = 6.84
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.46
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.28
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.22
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.89
|precipitation colour = green
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan precipitation days = 9.0
|Feb precipitation days = 8.0
|Mar precipitation days = 8.0
|Apr precipitation days = 6.0
|May precipitation days = 7.0
|Jun precipitation days = 11.0
|Jul precipitation days = 12.0
|Aug precipitation days = 12.0
|Sep precipitation days = 8.0
|Oct precipitation days = 6.0
|Nov precipitation days = 7.0
|Dec precipitation days = 8.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|source 1 = NOAA <ref name=NOAA >{{Cite web |url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=jax |title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher= NOAA |access-date=2016-04-01 }}</ref>
|date=April 2016
}}