Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:10 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:46 am – 5:16 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 23°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days25 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gimlet 9n station, 8 mi away; rain from Morehead 6.4 Ne; snow from Morehead State Police
Nearby landmarksOlive Hill Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miArmstrong Hillpeak · 6.2 miMorehead State Universitycollege · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOlive Hill Lake Conservationpark · 4.6 mi · 299 acresSunnybrook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 142 acresOld Trace Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 323 acresCarter Caves State Resort Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 1,820 acresEd Mabry - Laurel Gorge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 1,486 acresDon Greenhill Parkpark · 9.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198037 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202446 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarter County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025324 of 364 days measured40 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carter County monitors, KY
Drinking waterRattlesnake Ridge Water Districtserves 11,397 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,112 ft339 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Claire Regional Medical Center10.2 miPost officeSoldier Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOlive Hill City Hall5.8 miPoliceOlive Hill Police Department5.8 miFire stationHayes Crossing Haldeman Fire Department3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMorehead State University9.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS40 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG92 miInterstateI-643.1 miUS highwayUS 601.6 miAmtrakSouth Shore-South Portsmouth, KY SPM36 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41173 ZIP area.
