Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min6:34 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min8:00 am – 5:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 27°F56 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days51 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kenlake Resort station, 11 mi away; snow from Murray
Parks and public landsLand Between the Lakes Othernational forest · 1.1 mi · 63,694 acresKentucky Lake Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 3.0 mi · 3,856 acresBeechy Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 119 acresBlood River Seeps State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 192 acresFort Donelson National Battlefieldhistoric site · 6.7 mi · 176 acresKenlake State Resort Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 1,584 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 14 Oct 198749 mi away, near Massac, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCalloway County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025266 of 364 days measured98 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Christian County, KY, 39 mi away
Drinking waterMurray Water Systemserves 26,302 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation406 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMurray - Calloway County Hospital12.1 miPost officeNew Concord Post Office5.2 miFire stationCalloway County Fire and Rescue Station 101.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMurray State University12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH49 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA85 miInterstateI-6923 miUS highwayUS 7911 miAmtrakFulton, KY FTN45 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42046 ZIP area.
