Is Waycross safe? United States travel risk
Is Waycross safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Waycross scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Waycross scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Waycross: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Georgia territory, Waycross is established at 31.2108° N, 82.3579° W. It lies 983.6 km NNE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/New_York.
Georgia
31.2108° N, 82.3579° W
39 m
America/New_York
13,813
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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