Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:22 am – 9:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:51 am – 5:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F52 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days41 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greensburg station, 11 mi away; snow from Summer Shade
Nearby landmarksMount Matneypeak · 4.0 miCasey Spring (historical)spring · 5.1 miLindsey Wilson Collegecollege · 8.8 miCounty Lakelake · 9.4 miSouth Fork Little Barren Riverriver · 9.6 miEast Fork Little Barren Riverriver · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWyatt Jefferies Woods Parkpark · 5.9 mi · 57 acresColumbia City Parkpark · 8.9 miGreen Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.7 mi · 32,392 acresGreen River Lake State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 1,313 acresLake Cumberland State Resort Parkstate park · 24.5 mi · 3,729 acresMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 32.5 mi · 50,624 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAdair County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Edmonson County, KY, 43 mi away
Drinking waterColumbia/adair Utilities Districtserves 22,113 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation732 ft223 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTJ Health Columbia Hospital9.1 miPost officeColumbia Post Office8.0 miTown hallColumbia City Hall8.5 miPoliceAdair County Sheriff's Office8.4 miFire stationExie Fire Department6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLindsey Wilson College8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF75 miInterstateI-6527 miUS highwayUS 685.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42761 ZIP area.
