Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:08 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:40 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F48 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 7 days44 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Williamson station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Williamson Campuscollege · 4.7 miRockhouse Mountainpeak · 4.3 miBlackberry Mountainpeak · 4.7 miCinderella Impoundment Number Tworeservoir · 5.3 miChestnut Pointcape · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMountain Pub Linkspark · 7.4 mi · 129 acresFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.7 mi · 15,592 acresFishtrap Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 13,136 acresBig South Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 5,171 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 1,022 acresDewey Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.8 mi · 4,902 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200636 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200636 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePike County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pike County monitors, KY
Drinking waterMountain Water Distserves 44,057 people from surface water10 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation913 ft278 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center4.8 miPost officeBelfry Post Office1.4 miTown hallWilliamson City Hall4.5 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5 - Williamson Detachment4.4 miFire stationBelfry Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highMiddleBelfry Middle School1.4 miHighBelfry Area Technology Center1.5 miCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Williamson Campus4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS55 miUS highwayUS 119under a mileAmtrakAshland, KY AKY63 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41569 ZIP area.
