Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min6:08 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:46 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F50 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 16 days5 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Olive Hill 5ne station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksCarter Caves State Resort Park Horse Campgroundcampground · 3.9 miCarter Caves State Resort Park Welcome Centervisitor center · 3.9 miCarter Caves State Resort Park Campgroundcampground · 4.1 miSmoky Valley Lakelake · 4.7 miStaffords Hillpeak · 4.1 miHocks Nestpeak · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarter Caves State Resort Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 1,820 acresBat Cave State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 136 acresCascade Caverns State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.3 miOld Trace Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 323 acresOlive Hill Lake Conservationpark · 9.1 mi · 299 acresGreenbo Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 12.3 mi · 3,440 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198047 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarter County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025324 of 364 days measured40 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carter County monitors, KY
Drinking waterRattlesnake Ridge Water Districtserves 11,397 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation701 ft214 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthern Ohio Medical Center23.6 miPost officeOlive Hill Post Office9.5 miFire stationCarter City Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCarter City Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeKentucky Christian University12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS32 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG93 miInterstateI-647.4 miUS highwayW US Hwy 606.7 miAmtrakSouth Shore-South Portsmouth, KY SPM22 miCoachAshlandBarons Bus Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41128 ZIP area.
