Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:19 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:47 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 29°F53 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 5 days21 days above 90°F, 94 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Somerset 2 N station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksBunker Hillpeak · 2.2 miSeed Tick Knobpeak · 1.2 miGeneral Burnside Island State Park Campgroundcampground · 2.5 miBig South Fork Cumberland Riverriver · 2.9 miGourd Neckcape · 4.3 miLake Cumberland Visitor Centervisitor center · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeneral Burnside Island State Parkstate park · 1.8 mi · 334 acresBeaver Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 17,751 acresMeadow Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 232 acresMill Springs Battlefield National Monumentnational monument · 11.5 miRocky Hollow Recreation Centerpark · 9.6 miMill Springs National Cemeteryhistoric site · 11.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 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 202550 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPulaski County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: 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, Pulaski County monitors, KY
Drinking waterSomerset Water Serviceserves 29,700 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation918 ft280 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLake Cumberland Regional Hospital9.7 miPost officeBurnside Post Office2.8 miTown hallBurnside City Hall3.0 miPoliceBurnside Police Department3.0 miFire stationTateville Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSomerset Community College7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX75 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS85 miInterstateI-7524 miUS highwayUS 27under a mileCoachLondon Burger KingGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42558 ZIP area.
