Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:23 am – 9:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:53 am – 5:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F53 in of rain a yearwettest month May6 in of snow a year, on about 5 days22 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Knob Lick 4s station, 8 mi away; snow from Glasgow
Nearby landmarksWinlock Knobpeak · 1.6 miBuck Knobpeak · 3.0 miDrury Roberts Springspring · 4.8 miBlue Spring (historical)spring · 4.8 miCreacy Lakelake · 6.7 miSouthcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College - Glasgow Health Campuscollege · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 13.6 mi · 50,624 acresCave City - Caverna School Parkpark · 7.3 miHidden River Cavepark · 7.4 miGreen River State Natural Area (Rush Island Bottoms)state conservation land · 11.9 mi · 139 acresDurham Knob - Green Wild River- Durham Knob Tract - Upper Green River Biological Preservestate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 61 acresUpper Green River Biological Preservestate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 56 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBarren County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025328 of 356 days measured28 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Edmonson County, KY, 24 mi away
Drinking waterGlasgow Water Companyserves 36,766 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation707 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Medical Center At Caverna - Hospital7.3 miPost officeHiseville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHorse Cave City Hall7.5 miPoliceHorse Cave Police Department7.5 miFire stationHiseville Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryHiseville Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouthcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College - Glasgow Health Campus7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF74 miInterstateI-659.1 miUS highwayUS 31E3.2 miCoachUpton Weldon Loop RdGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42152 ZIP area.
