Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:27 am – 9:11 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:57 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month April4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days47 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rochester Ferry station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksConnelly Lakelake · 1.5 miReed Hillpeak · under a mileTown Lakelake · 3.4 miMud Riverriver · 3.8 miHuckleberry Knobpeak · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Malone State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 371 acresPeabody Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 41,327 acresLake Malonestate recreation area · 11.0 mi · 835 acresBriggs Lakestate recreation area · 18.7 miMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 36.6 mi · 50,624 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 23 Mar 198034 mi away, near Fordsville, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202336 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowButler County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 365 days measured81 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Warren County, KY, 28 mi away
Drinking waterButler County Water System INCserves 14,256 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation496 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOwensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital17.0 miPost officeRochester Post Office3.8 miTown hallRochester City Hall3.8 miFire stationRochester Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB43 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA72 miInterstateI-6530 miUS highwayUS 4316.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42251 ZIP area.
