Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:16 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:47 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F51 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month December11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days13 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Vernon station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · within reach · 563,866 acresRockastle County Parkpark · 6.6 miPing-Sinking Valley Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 806 acresJohn B. Stephenson Memorial Forest State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 124 acresDix River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 401 acresLaurel Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 25.9 mi · 676 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 19 Jan 197642 mi away, near Artemus, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202523 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRockcastle County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured68 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, KY, 22 mi away
Drinking waterWestern Rockcastle Water Assocserves 12,623 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,336 ft407 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRockcastle Regional Hospital1.4 miPost officeMount Vernon Post Office1.5 miTown hallMount Vernon City Hall1.5 miPoliceRockcastle County Sheriff's Office1.3 miFire stationMount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMount Vernon Elementary School1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX50 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF96 miInterstateI-75under a mileUS highwayUS 25under a mileCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40473 ZIP area.
