Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min6:08 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:43 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F46 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 3 days21 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Charley 2 Sw station, 8 mi away; snow from Grayson Lake
Nearby landmarksYatesville Lakelake · 1.2 miYatesville Lake State Park Campgroundcampground · 3.7 miCherokee Hillpeak · 4.9 miBishop Knobpeak · 5.6 miCaney Fallswaterfall · 8.2 miThe Pointcape · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYatesville Recreation Arearecreation area · within reach · 20,111 acresYatesville Lake State Parkstate park · 1.9 mi · 1,861 acresYatesville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 13,193 acresMartin County Lakestate recreation area · 14.2 miPaintsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.7 mi · 13,186 acresGrayson Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.0 mi · 11,668 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Nov 197925 mi away, near Grayson, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202429 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLawrence County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Boyd County, KY, 20 mi away
Drinking waterLouisa Water Departmentserves 8,236 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation832 ft254 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThree Rivers Medical Center7.7 miPost officeBlaine Post Office6.3 miTown hallLouisa City Hall8.2 miPoliceLouisa Police Department8.2 miFire stationLouisa Fire Department Station 27.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS23 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG124 miInterstateI-6420 miUS highwayUS 235.7 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY29 miCoachAshlandBarons Bus Lines27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41160 ZIP area.
