Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:12 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:42 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F50 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 11 days15 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Skyline 1 Se station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksHazard Community and Technical College - Technical Campuscollege · 5.8 miLost Mountainpeak · 5.2 miHazard Community and Technical Collegecollege · 6.9 miCrawford Mountainpeak · 6.8 miCarr Creek State Park Campgroundcampground · 7.0 miCarr Fork Lakelake · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCarr Creek State Parkstate park · 6.9 miCarr Creek Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.3 mi · 3,847 acresCarr Creek Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 2,880 acresPerry County Parkpark · 6.6 miPaul Van Booven Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 2,294 acresKentucky Fuel Corporation Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 4,693 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 201212 mi away, near Blackey, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201212 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKnott 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, nearest monitors: Perry County, KY, 8 mi away
Drinking waterKnott Co Water & Sewer Districtserves 7,056 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,547 ft472 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Medical Center7.8 miPost officeEmmalena Post Office2.2 miTown hallHindman City Hall6.3 miPoliceKnott County Sheriff's Office6.3 miFire stationLotts Creek Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHazard Community and Technical College - Technical Campus5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI69 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS115 miUS highwayUS 42119 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41743 ZIP area.
