Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:12 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:44 am – 5:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 22 days7 days above 90°F, 114 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quicksand station, 5 mi away; snow from Jackson
Nearby landmarksBald Hillpeak · 4.6 miWilliams Hillpeak · 3.3 miPanbowl Lakelake · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRobinson Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 2,003 acresPaul Van Booven Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 2,294 acresDoughitt Memorial Parkpark · 7.9 miDawkins Line Rail Trailstate park · 15.7 mi · 455 acresBuckhorn Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 623 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 22.4 mi · 146,434 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Sep 198849 mi away, near Camargo, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201229 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBreathitt County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding 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, 19 mi away
Drinking waterBreathitt Co Water Districtserves 5,068 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,182 ft360 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKentucky River Medical Center6.8 miPost officeClayhole Post Office3.7 miTown hallJackson City Hall7.1 miPoliceBreathitt County Sheriff's Office7.1 miFire stationRousseau Fire Department Station3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS70 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS125 miUS highwayUS 46018 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY75 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41307 ZIP area.
