Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min6:11 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:37 am – 5:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F44 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 9 days23 days above 90°F, 94 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bristol Tri City Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksFickles Island (historical)island · 2.3 miBerry Island (historical)island · 2.5 miNortheast State Technical Community Collegecollege · 4.6 miBoone Lakelake · 3.7 miStrawberry Ridgepeak · 3.0 miWatauga Riverriver · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRocky Mountstate historic site · 2.4 miWinged Deer Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 203 acresWarriors Pathstate park · 7.6 mi · 986 acresPrinceton Arts Centerhistoric site · 5.8 miWatauga River Bluffs Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 50 acresSycamore Shoalsstate park · 8.2 mi · 66 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200546 mi away, near Hot Springs, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 25 Aug 200546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSullivan County, TN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025296 of 361 days measured65 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sullivan County monitors, TN
Drinking waterKingsport Water Deptserves 107,739 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,562 ft476 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Side Hospital6.3 miPost officePiney Flats Post Office2.4 miTown hallBluff City Town Hall4.8 miPoliceBluff City Police Department4.9 miFire stationPiney Flats Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNortheast State Technical Community College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI4.1 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS102 miInterstateI-265.9 miUS highwayUS 19W2.7 miCoachBristol (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 37699 ZIP area.
