Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:14 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:47 am – 5:21 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days18 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cressy station, 9 mi away; snow from Richmond State Police
Parks and public landsEstill County Veterans Memorial Park And Recreation Complexpark · 3.7 mi · 97 acresMadison County Fairgroundspark · 6.3 mi · 60 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 9.2 mi · 563,866 acresMiller Welch-Central Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,847 acresRoss Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 935 acresFort Boonesborough State Parkstate park · 16.1 mi · 161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198034 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202521 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEstill County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 363 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jessamine County, KY, 30 mi away
Drinking waterEstill Co Water Districtserves 9,501 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation853 ft260 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital5.7 miPost officeWaco Post Office3.1 miTown hallIrvine City Hall5.8 miPoliceIrvine Police Department5.8 miFire stationWaco Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX36 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF96 miInterstateI-7513 miUS highwayUS 4219.5 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY67 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40495 ZIP area.
