Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:06 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:39 am – 5:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month July15 in of snow a year, on about 9 days13 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rd Bailey Lake station, 10 mi away; snow from Man
Nearby landmarksHorsepen Mountainpeak · 1.5 miGlen Alum Mountainpeak · 1.8 miRed Jacket Impoundmentreservoir · 5.5 miNational Refuse Dump Number 25reservoir · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig South Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 5,171 acresR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.3 mi · 19,158 acresTomblin Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 25,225 acresR.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 17,782 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 14.6 miChief Logan State Parkstate park · 17.5 mi · 3,318 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200632 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200632 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMingo County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pike County, KY, 24 mi away
Drinking waterMingo County PSD - Pigeon Creekserves 2,877 people from surface water purchased6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique28 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,708 ft521 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliamson Memorial Hospital15.0 miPost officeWharncliffe Post Office5.0 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5 Headquarters4.9 miFire stationBeech Creek Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW50 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG54 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25682 ZIP area.
