Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:15 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:46 am – 5:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 11 days22 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Booneville 12sw station, 13 mi away; snow from Heidelberg
Parks and public landsDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · within reach · 563,866 acresMill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 13,011 acresJohn B. Stephenson Memorial Forest State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 124 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.0 mi · 146,434 acresNatural Bridge State Resort Parkstate park · 28.6 mi · 2,493 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Sep 198845 mi away, near Camargo, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202531 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured68 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, KY, 39 mi away
Drinking waterJackson Co Water Associationserves 13,629 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,348 ft411 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRockcastle Regional Hospital19.3 miPost officeMcKee Post Office1.1 miTown hallMckee City Hall1.0 miPoliceJackson County Sheriff's Office1.0 miFire stationMckee Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighJackson County High School1.5 miSchoolJackson Area Technology Center1.6 miElementaryMckee Elementary School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX54 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF109 miInterstateI-7517 miUS highwayUS 4211.0 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40421 ZIP area.
