Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:32 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min8:03 am – 5:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 22°F51 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days31 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rosiclare 5nw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrawford Lakelake · 2.3 miBennett Lakelake · under a mileTOWER ROCK CGcampground · 1.8 miHurricane Islandisland · 1.5 miMcKinley Islandisland · 2.4 miRound Springspring · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCave-In-Rock State Parkstate park · 5.2 mi · 188 acresDam 50 Recreational Areapark · 8.6 miBig Grand Pierre Glade State Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 331 acresBig Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Foreststate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 7,575 acresLivingston County Wildlife Management Area (Reynolds Tract)state conservation land · 11.6 mi · 873 acresLivingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve (Newman's Bluff SNP)state conservation land · 11.6 mi · 994 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 18 Jun 200247 mi away, near Parkers Settlement, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 1 May 201644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCrittenden County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 37 mi away
Drinking waterMarion Water Departmentserves 3,039 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation357 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHardin County General Hospital5.9 miPost officeElizabethtown Post Office3.3 miTown hallCave In Rock City Hall4.9 miPoliceHardin County Sheriff's Office3.3 miFire stationTolu Community Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH39 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA125 miInterstateI-6926 miUS highwayUS 609.5 miAmtrakFulton, KY FTN72 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42084 ZIP area.
