Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:10 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:46 am – 5:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F51 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 10 days31 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cave Run Lake station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksMorehead State Universitycollege · 1.7 miKentucky Tech - Rowan Campus Schoolcollege · 3.4 miClack Mountainpeak · 5.6 miSmoky Knobpeak · 5.2 miBOAT GUNNEL GROUP CAMPINGcampground · 8.8 miTWIN KNOBS REC. AREAcampground · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSunnybrook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 142 acresDon Greenhill Parkpark · 1.6 miCave Run Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.5 mi · 333 acresPioneer Weapons Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 7,732 acresEd Mabry - Laurel Gorge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 1,486 acresOld Trace Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 323 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198029 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 12 Dec 202135 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 quality95% of days had good air in 2025337 of 356 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Morgan County, KY, 21 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
Elevation941 ft287 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Claire Regional Medical Center2.2 miPost officeMorehead Post Office2.5 miTown hallMorehead City Hall1.7 miPoliceMorehead Police Department2.0 miFire stationMorehead Fire Department Station 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRodburn Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeMorehead State University1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS48 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG89 miInterstateI-642.0 miUS highwayUS 60under a mileAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY36 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40329 ZIP area.
