Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:26 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:56 am – 5:32 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month April4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rochester Ferry station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsCharles T Black City Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 51 acresBarren River Mussel Sanctuarystate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 103 acresGreen River Mussel Sanctuarystate conservation land · 14.6 miShanty Hollow Lakestate recreation area · 15.9 mi · 113 acresMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 24.8 mi · 50,624 acresLake Malone State Parkstate park · 21.9 mi · 371 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 23 Mar 198030 mi away, near Fordsville, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202343 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowButler County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 365 days measured81 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Warren County, KY, 20 mi away
Drinking waterButler County Water System INCserves 14,256 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation458 ft140 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Medical Center19.3 miPost officeMorgantown Post Office2.0 miTown hallMorgantown City Hall2.1 miPoliceMorgantown Police Department1.9 miFire stationMorgantown Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighButler County High School1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB46 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA74 miInterstateI-6521 miUS highwayUS 2311.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42209 ZIP area.
