Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:12 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:43 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days7 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quicksand station, 12 mi away; snow from Hazard Wtr Wks
Nearby landmarksCinder Knobpeak · 2.4 miElkbutt Knobpeak · 3.5 miHazard Community and Technical College - Technical Campuscollege · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPaul Van Booven Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 2,294 acresPerry County Parkpark · 6.7 miRobinson Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 2,003 acresBuckhorn Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 623 acresBuckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 3,571 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 15.7 mi · 146,434 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201219 mi away, near Blackey, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201219 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPerry County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 172main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Perry County monitors, KY
Drinking waterHazard Water Departmentserves 26,730 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,280 ft390 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Medical Center6.8 miPost officeDice Post Office1.2 miTown hallHazard City Hall8.9 miPoliceKentucky State Police Post 135.5 miFire stationLost Creek Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHazard Community and Technical College - Technical Campus8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI77 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS116 miUS highwayUS 42117 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41736 ZIP area.
