Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:25 am – 9:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:59 am – 5:31 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month May11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days25 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cannelton station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsVastwood Parkpark · 5.4 mi · 272 acresJeffreys Cliffpark · 6.6 mi · 233 acresKingfisher Lakesstate recreation area · 9.3 miCarpenter Lakestate recreation area · 9.5 mi · 66 acresArmstrong Glade Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.8 miYellowbank Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 1,112 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 7 Dec 200047 mi away, near Evansville, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202335 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHancock County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025200 of 242 days measured42 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hancock County monitors, KY
Drinking waterLewisport Municipal Water Worksserves 3,249 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation549 ft167 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerry County Memorial Hospital10.5 miPost officeHawesville Post Office6.0 miTown hallHawesville City Hall6.0 miPoliceHancock County Sheriff's Office5.9 miFire stationSouth Hancock Fire Department5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOwensboro Daviess County Airport OWB21 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF63 miInterstateI-6426 miUS highwayUS 605.1 miCoachDaleMiller Transportation27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42364 ZIP area.
