Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min6:09 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:47 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month July21 in of snow a year, on about 17 days21 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warnock 2 station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Rockpeak · 3.8 miLost Hillpeak · 4.0 miSandy Springs Campgroundcampground · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee State Foreststate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 12,208 acresOld Trace Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 323 acresCarter Caves State Resort Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 1,820 acresShawnee State Parkstate park · 15.7 mi · 1,280 acresCrooked Creek State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 14.3 mi · 729 acresBat Cave State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 14.5 mi · 136 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198041 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLewis County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: 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, 22 mi away
Drinking waterVanceburg Electric Plant Boardserves 6,921 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation692 ft211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Claire Regional Medical Center24.3 miPost officeVanceburg Post Office5.5 miTown hallVanceburg City Hall5.5 miPoliceVanceburg Police Department5.5 miFire stationKinniconick Volunteer Fire Department3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS43 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG81 miInterstateI-6415 miUS highwayUS 526.4 miAmtrakSouth Shore-South Portsmouth, KY SPM24 miCoachPortsmouthBarons Bus Lines25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41137 ZIP area.
