Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:23 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:55 am – 5:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F53 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare26 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Millerstown 4e station, 10 mi away; snow from Glendale
Parks and public landsClarkson Community Parkpark · 8.0 miNolin Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.7 mi · 13,303 acresMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 20.7 mi · 50,624 acresNolin Lake State Parkstate park · 19.5 mi · 155 acresRough River Dam State Resort Parkstate park · 22.8 mi · 327 acresHoosier National Forestnational forest · 42.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 24 Jan 199045 mi away, near Alton, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 199047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHardin County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025223 of 304 days measured81 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hardin County monitors, KY
Drinking waterHardin County Water District #2serves 76,326 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation826 ft252 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTwin Lakes Regional Medical Center12.9 miPost officeEastview Post Office2.1 miTown hallClarkson City Hall9.0 miPoliceClarkson Police Department9.0 miFire stationWest 84 Volunteer Fire Department Station 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeElizabethtown Community and Technical College14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF46 miInterstateI-6512 miUS highwayUS 62under a mileCoachUpton Weldon Loop RdGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42783 ZIP area.
