Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:13 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:43 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days31 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buckhorn Lake station, 7 mi away; snow from Hazard Wtr Wks
Nearby landmarksTrace Branch Campgroundcampground · 1.7 miBuzzard Roostpeak · under a mileBuckhorn Lakelake · 2.6 miLangdon Knobpeak · 3.5 miBuckhorn Campgroundcampground · 7.2 miPanther Forkcape · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 3,571 acresBuckhorn Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 623 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 4.0 mi · 146,434 acresRedbird Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 24,015 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 19.8 mi · 563,866 acresCarr Creek State Parkstate park · 21.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201221 mi away, near Blackey, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201221 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLeslie County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: 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, 10 mi away
Drinking waterHyden Leslie Co Water Districtserves 9,614 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,190 ft363 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMary Breckinridge Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital6.6 miPost officeKrypton Post Office4.8 miTown hallHyden City Hall6.8 miPoliceLeslie County Sheriff's Office6.7 miFire stationThousandsticks Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHazard Community and Technical College - Technical Campus11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI77 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS105 miUS highwayUS 4216.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41730 ZIP area.
