Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:32 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min8:02 am – 5:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 25°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month April9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days56 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Providence station, 18 mi away; snow from Princeton 1 Se
Parks and public landsCrittenden County Parkpark · under a mileCave-In-Rock State Parkstate park · 9.9 mi · 188 acresDam 50 Recreational Areapark · 8.7 miBig Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Foreststate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 7,575 acresMineral Mound State Parkstate park · 18.1 mi · 537 acresKentucky Dam Village State Resort Parkstate park · 25.2 mi · 1,456 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 18 Jun 200249 mi away, near Parkers Settlement, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202343 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCrittenden County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 40 mi away
Drinking waterMarion Water Departmentserves 3,039 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation558 ft170 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLivingston Hospital9.7 miPost officeMarion Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMarion City Hallunder a milePoliceCrittenden County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationMarion Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleCrittenden County Middle Schoolunder a mileHighCrittenden County High Schoolunder a mileElementaryCrittenden County Elementary School1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH43 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA114 miInterstateI-6916 miUS highwayUS 60under a mileAmtrakFulton, KY FTN72 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42033 ZIP area.
