Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:25 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:55 am – 5:31 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 27°F53 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 5 days20 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bowling Green 21 Nne station, 4 mi away; snow from Nolin Rvr Lake
Parks and public landsMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 4.6 mi · 50,624 acresBrownsville City Parkpark · 3.1 miNolin Lake State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 155 acresEdmonson Co Parkpark · 4.4 miShanty Hollow Lakestate recreation area · 7.4 mi · 113 acresNolin Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.7 mi · 13,303 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 3.3 on 23 Mar 198035 mi away, near Fordsville, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 23 Mar 198035 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEdmonson County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively LowSource: 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, Edmonson County monitors, KY
Drinking waterEdmonson Co Water Districtserves 17,848 people from surface water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation671 ft205 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTwin Lakes Regional Medical Center16.3 miPost officeSweeden Post Office1.5 miTown hallBrownsville City Hall3.7 miPoliceEdmonson County Sheriff's Office3.5 miFire stationKyrock Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB59 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF72 miInterstateI-6514 miUS highwayUS 31W11 miCoachUpton Weldon Loop RdGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42257 ZIP area.
