Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:29 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min8:03 am – 5:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days34 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Vernon station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBurbanks Lakeslake · 1.3 miMill Pondlake · 4.2 miDiamond Islandisland · 4.0 miHenderson Community Collegecollege · 7.8 miTowhead Islandisland · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSloughs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 11,176 acresHovey Lake Fish And Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 5,847 acresBrittlebank Parkpark · 9.6 mi · 61 acresTwin Swamps Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 600 acresJohn James Audubon State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 1,295 acresGray Estate Cypress Slough (Gray Woods)state conservation land · 11.6 mi · 386 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 200843 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202332 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHenderson County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025306 of 338 days measured31 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Posey County, IN, 14 mi away
Drinking waterHenderson Water Utility/northserves 31,705 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation356 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMethodist Hospital11.3 miPost officeSmith Mills Post Office2.7 miTown hallCorydon City Hall7.7 miPoliceMount Vernon Police Department9.0 miFire stationSmith Mills Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHenderson Community College7.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEvansville Regional Airport EVV20 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF114 miInterstateI-6912 miUS highwayUS 606.7 miCoachEvansville IN (EVN)Greyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42457 ZIP area.
