Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:13 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:46 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month July16 in of snow a year, on about 13 days15 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beattyville 4n station, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsHappy Top Recreation Areapark · 1.8 miAshland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 2,507 acresRoss Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 935 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 9.6 mi · 563,866 acresNatural Bridge State Resort Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 2,493 acresNatural Bridge State Park State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 1,238 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198043 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202541 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLee County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025337 of 356 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Morgan County, KY, 33 mi away
Drinking waterBeattyville Water Worksserves 8,428 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202117 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation946 ft288 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital16.1 miPost officeBeattyville Post Office2.1 miTown hallBeattyville City Hall2.0 miPoliceLee County Sheriff's Office2.1 miFire stationBeattyville and Lee County Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighLee County Area Technology Center1.2 miMiddleLee County Middle / High School1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX57 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG113 miInterstateI-7533 miUS highwayUS 42118 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY73 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41362 ZIP area.
