Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:29 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:58 am – 5:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F52 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 4 days35 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkton station, 9 mi away; snow from Hopkinsville
Nearby landmarksPowell Lakelake · 4.3 miPilot Rockpeak · 3.7 miPine Knobpeak · 6.8 miCollier Springspring · 4.2 miBuck Creek Lakelake · 7.0 miJefferson Davis State Historic Site Visitor Centervisitor center · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJefferson Davis State Historic Sitestate park · 7.4 miElkton - Todd County Parkpark · 9.3 miLake Malonestate recreation area · 12.1 mi · 835 acresLake Malone State Parkstate park · 13.4 mi · 371 acresPennyrile Forest State Resort Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 930 acresDunbar Cavestate park · 26.0 mi · 144 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 7 Jan 197336 mi away, near Sacramento, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202343 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTodd County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025266 of 364 days measured98 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Christian County, KY, 15 mi away
Drinking waterTodd County Water Districtserves 9,801 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation623 ft190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWestern State Hospital13.6 miPost officeClifty Post Office5.7 miTown hallElkton City Hall9.0 miPoliceElkton Police Department9.0 miFire stationAllegre Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB56 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA63 miInterstateI-2420 miUS highwayUS 686.3 miCoachMadisonville KY (MDV)Greyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42203 ZIP area.
