Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:12 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:40 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 24°F56 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month December9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days13 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Stone Gap station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksMountain Empire Community Collegecollege · 2.9 miBig Springspring · 7.2 miLittle Stone Mountainpeak · 5.4 miBack Creek Lakelake · 5.9 miStone Mountainpeak · 8.9 miRimrock Lakelake · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouthwest Virginia Museum State Parkstate park · 6.0 miSouthwest Virginia Museum Historical State Parkstate park · 6.0 miOssie Parkpark · 5.5 mi · 88 acresBullit Parkpark · 5.7 miHensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 4,848 acresKingdom Come State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 1,461 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200647 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201220 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWise County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 172main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Perry County, KY, 31 mi away
Drinking waterWise County Regional Water Systemserves 11,500 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,190 ft668 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLonesome Pine Hospital5.4 miPost officeAppalachia Post Office3.3 miTown hallAppalachia Town Hall3.2 miPoliceBig Stone Gap Police Department6.2 miFire stationAppalachia Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMountain Empire Community College2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI39 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS104 miInterstateI-2627 miUS highwayUS 23 Bus2.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24285 ZIP area.
