Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:16 am – 9:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:49 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days26 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Danville station, 12 mi away; snow from Crab Orchard 6 N
Nearby landmarksRound Hillpeak · 7.2 miMount Zeniapeak · 6.7 miWhite Oak Woodswoods · 9.1 miDunn Islandisland · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJaycee Ball Parkpark · 4.9 miLogan Hubble Parkpark · 5.5 mi · 506 acresCamp Nelson National Monumentnational monument · 9.7 mi · 463 acresBouteloua Barrens State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 260 acresCamp Nelson National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.7 miTom Dorman State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 912 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198049 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 20255 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGarrard County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 363 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jessamine County, KY, 15 mi away
Drinking waterGarrard Co Water Assoc INCserves 14,806 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation929 ft283 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEphraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital9.5 miPost officeLancaster Post Office2.9 miTown hallLancaster City Hall3.0 miPoliceGarrard County Sheriff's Office2.9 miFire stationBuckeye Fire Department Station 12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX27 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF74 miInterstateI-7513 miUS highwayUS 275.7 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40410 ZIP area.
