Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:30 am – 9:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:59 am – 5:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 27°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hopkinsville station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksHopkinsville Community Collegecollege · 1.4 miUpper Branch North Fork Little Riverriver · under a mileLower Branch North Fork Little Riverriver · under a mileLake Boxleylake · 1.9 miRoss College Hopkinsvillecollege · 3.3 miLake Tandylake · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJeffers Bendpark · under a mileRuff Parkpark · 1.6 miJefferson Davis State Historic Sitestate park · 9.3 miPennyrile Forest State Resort Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 930 acresDunbar Cavestate park · 23.8 mi · 144 acresLake Barkley State Resort Parkstate park · 24.1 mi · 3,303 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 3.2 on 7 Jan 197340 mi away, near Sacramento, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202346 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChristian County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighIce 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, Christian County monitors, KY
Drinking waterHopkinsville Water Environment Authorityserves 41,350 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation602 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWestern State Hospital1.3 miPost officeHopkinsville Post Office1.5 miTown hallHopkinsville Municipal Center1.7 miPoliceHopkinsville Police Department1.4 miFire stationHighland Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 3 otherSchoolGateway Academy to Innovation and Technology1.3 miHighChristian County Career Technical Center1.4 miSchoolChristian County Day Treatment Center School1.4 miCollegeHopkinsville Community College1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB62 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA68 miInterstateI-249.3 miUS highwayUS 411.1 miCoachMadisonville KY (MDV)Greyhound26 miTransit1 stop within a milePennyrile Allied Community Services (PACS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42241 ZIP area.
