Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:26 am – 9:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min8:00 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days34 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Calhoun Lock 2 station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksKentucky Wesleyan Collegecollege · under a mileOwensboro Community and Technical College Downtown Campuscollege · 1.1 miYellow Bank Islandisland · 3.0 miFern Hillpeak · 4.8 miBeeler Islandisland · 5.3 miSutherland Hill (historical)peak · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLegionpark · under a mileAdkisson Greenbelt Parkpark · 1.0 miCarpenter Lakestate recreation area · 9.9 mi · 66 acresKingfisher Lakesstate recreation area · 10.1 miGreen River National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Partnership Areanational wildlife refuge · 21.0 mi · 2,063 acresScales Lake State Beachstate park · 22.6 mi · 467 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 18 Jun 200239 mi away, near Parkers Settlement, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202319 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDaviess County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025226 of 365 days measured139 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 84main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Daviess County monitors, KY
Drinking waterOwensboro Municipal Utilitiesserves 60,473 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation399 ft122 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOwensboro Health Regional Hospital3.5 miPost officePostal Store Post Office1.9 miTown hallOwensboro City Hall1.9 miPoliceOwensboro Police Department1.5 miFire stationOwensboro Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools8 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high, 2 otherElementaryNewton Parrish Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleOwensboro Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryOwensboro Catholic Elementary School 4 - 6 Campusunder a mileCollegeKentucky Wesleyan Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB3.0 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF81 miInterstateI-6922 miUS highwayUS 431under a mileCoachEvansvilleMiller Transportation30 miTransit61 stops within a mileOwensboro Transit Systems (OTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42334 ZIP area.
