Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min6:12 am – 9:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:53 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month June23 in of snow a year, on about 22 days22 days above 90°F, 100 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cincinnati Northern Ky Ap station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksPye Hillpeak · 3.1 miJohns Hillpeak · 6.4 miThomas More Universitycollege · 6.0 miNorthern Kentucky Universitycollege · 6.8 miWolking Lake (historical)lake · 6.4 miThorn Hill Lakelake · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShadybrook Parkpark · 1.2 miMiddleton-Mills Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 100 acresBullock Pen Creek Stream Restoration Sitestate conservation land · 4.2 miWright Farm Stream Restoration Sitestate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 82 acresBentwood Stream Restoration Sitestate conservation land · 7.6 miSt. Anne's Stream Restoration Sitestate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 52 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 197427 mi away, near Bromley, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 5 Jun 197427 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKenton County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 365 days measured85 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 122main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Campbell County, KY, 8 mi away
Drinking waterNorthern Kentucky Water Districtserves 259,949 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation828 ft252 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital5.3 miPost officeIndependence Post Office1.3 miTown hallIndependence City Building1.6 miPoliceKenton County Sheriff's Office - Independence Office1.3 miFire stationIndependence Fire District Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG11 miInterstateI-2755.3 miUS highwayUS 255.4 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY45 miLight railTHE BANKS Station - 2nd & MainThe Connector11 miCoachCovington Bus StopGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41053 ZIP area.
