Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min6:06 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:44 am – 5:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 23°F47 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month May6 in of snow a year, on about 5 days35 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ashland station, 7 mi away; snow from S Pt
Nearby landmarksLake Forestlake · 4.2 miGina Lakelake · 4.1 miSand Hillpeak · 6.6 miBLUEGRASS HORSE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 5.8 miOhio University Southerncollege · 7.3 miSAND HILL HORSE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCentral Parkpark · 7.1 mi · 52 acresOliverio Parkrecreation area · 7.1 miCrown City Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 4,115 acresSymmes Township Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 122 acresBeech Fork Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.0 mi · 12,474 acresBeech Fork State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 1,833 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Nov 197920 mi away, near Grayson, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202527 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLawrence County, OH, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025259 of 365 days measured106 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Lawrence County monitors, OH
Drinking waterHecla Water Associationserves 34,942 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation635 ft194 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUK King's Daughters Medical Center7.2 miPost officeKitts Hill Post Office3.0 miTown hallCoal Grove Village Hall6.7 miPoliceAshland Police Department7.0 miFire stationLawrence Township Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeOhio University Southern7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS12 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH103 miInterstateI-649.7 miUS highwayUS 526.0 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY7.0 miCoachAshland Bus StationGreyhound7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 45675 ZIP area.
