Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:18 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:48 am – 5:24 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, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksPleasant Hillpeak · 3.1 miReservoir Knobpeak · under a mileSomerset - Pulaski County Convention and Visitors Bureau Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.6 miSomerset Community Collegecollege · 3.8 miFishing Creek Campgroundcampground · 6.0 miLake Cumberland Visitor Centervisitor center · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSomersport Parkpark · under a mileCitizens Parkpark · 1.5 miMill Springs Battlefield National Monumentnational monument · 8.5 miGeneral Burnside Island State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 334 acresMill Springs National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.4 miBuck Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 850 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 19 Jan 197645 mi away, near Artemus, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202539 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
Elevation882 ft269 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLake Cumberland Regional Hospital2.3 miPost officeSomerset Post Office1.4 miTown hallSomerset City Hall1.4 miPoliceSomerset Police Department1.4 miFire stationSomerset Fire Department Central Station1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 2 middle, 2 highHighPulaski County High Schoolunder a mileMiddleNorthern Middle Schoolunder a mileMiddleMeece Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeSomerset Community College3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX64 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS96 miInterstateI-7521 miUS highwayUS 271.9 miCoachLondon Burger KingGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42564 ZIP area.
