Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min6:10 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:45 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 23°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days25 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gimlet 9n station, 7 mi away; rain from Morehead 6.4 Ne; snow from Morehead State Police
Nearby landmarksBob Horton Hillpeak · 5.0 miMorehead State Universitycollege · 9.0 miDoctors Knobpeak · 7.4 miHighland Forestwoods · 7.4 miChalybeate Springspring · 8.8 miOlive Hill Reservoirreservoir · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEd Mabry - Laurel Gorge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 1,486 acresSunnybrook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 142 acresDon Greenhill Parkpark · 8.6 miOlive Hill Lake Conservationpark · 9.5 mi · 299 acresGrayson Lake State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 1,204 acresGrayson Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.4 mi · 11,668 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198037 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRowan County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025324 of 364 days measured40 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Carter County, KY, 16 mi away
Drinking waterRowan Water INCserves 18,765 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,177 ft359 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Claire Regional Medical Center9.4 miPost officeElliottville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMorehead City Hall8.6 miPoliceMorehead Police Department9.1 miFire stationElliottville Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMorehead State University9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS41 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG97 miInterstateI-648.2 miUS highwayUS 606.2 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY40 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40317 ZIP area.
