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 · 4.0 miLost Mountainpeak · 3.6 miHazard Community and Technical Collegecollege · 5.5 miCrawford Mountainpeak · 5.0 miCarr Creek State Park Campgroundcampground · 8.1 miCarr Fork Lakelake · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPerry County Parkpark · 4.8 miCarr Creek State Parkstate park · 8.0 miCarr Creek Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.5 mi · 3,847 acresCarr Creek Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 2,880 acresPaul Van Booven Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 2,294 acresBuckhorn Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 623 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 LowPerry 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, Perry County monitors, KY
Drinking waterHazard Water Departmentserves 26,730 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,194 ft364 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Medical Center6.0 miPost officeDwarf Post Office2.5 miTown hallHazard City Hall5.3 miPoliceKentucky State Police Post 135.2 miFire stationJakes Branch Volunteer Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolCordia School1.8 miCollegeHazard Community and Technical College - Technical Campus4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI69 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS114 miUS highwayUS 42117 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41747 ZIP area.
