Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:10 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:40 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F49 in of rain a year, on about 98 dayswettest month July38 in of snow a year, on about 27 days3 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clintwood 1w station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPine Mountain State Scenic Trailstate recreation area · 5.8 miJohn W Flannagan Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.4 mi · 8,139 acresNorth Fork Of Pound Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.2 mi · 2,777 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 12.9 mi · 875 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 13.0 mi · 1,022 acresFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.5 mi · 15,592 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200634 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201228 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePike County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pike County monitors, KY
Drinking waterMountain Water Distserves 44,057 people from surface water10 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,029 ft314 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDickenson Community Hospital10.8 miPost officeDorton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallJenkins City Hall8.1 miPoliceJenkins Police Department8.1 miFire stationDorton Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryDorton Elementary Schoolright hereCollegeUniversity of Pikeville14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI56 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS128 miUS highwayUS 23under a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41520 ZIP area.
