Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:14 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:46 am – 5:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month May18 in of snow a year, on about 11 days26 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Heidelberg station
Parks and public landsDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 4.8 mi · 563,866 acresHappy Top Recreation Areapark · 3.3 miRoss Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 935 acresAshland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 2,507 acresNatural Bridge State Resort Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 2,493 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.8 mi · 146,434 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198045 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202538 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLee County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: 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, 38 mi away
Drinking waterBeattyville Water Worksserves 8,428 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202117 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation802 ft244 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital15.1 miPost officeBeattyville Post Office3.8 miTown hallBeattyville City Hall3.7 miPoliceLee County Sheriff's Office3.8 miFire stationBeartrack Volunteer Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX56 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG114 miInterstateI-7530 miUS highwayUS 42113 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41333 ZIP area.
