Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:13 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:44 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 22 days31 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buckhorn Lake station, 5 mi away; snow from Jackson
Nearby landmarksNailors Rockpeak · 3.5 miBuckhorn Campgroundcampground · 5.3 miRose Knobpeak · 6.2 miFalls of Buffalowaterfall · 7.3 miBuckhorn Lakelake · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuckhorn Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 623 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 12.0 mi · 146,434 acresBuckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 3,571 acresRobinson Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 2,003 acresPaul Van Booven Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 2,294 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 17.2 mi · 563,866 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Sep 198850 mi away, near Camargo, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201229 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBreathitt County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 172main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Perry County, KY, 17 mi away
Drinking waterBreathitt Co Water Districtserves 5,068 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation790 ft241 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKentucky River Medical Center11.0 miPost officeBuckhorn Post Office5.2 miTown hallJackson City Hall9.9 miPoliceJackson Police Department9.9 miFire stationWolfcoal Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX77 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS115 miUS highwayUS 42118 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41377 ZIP area.
