Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:14 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:45 am – 5:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 6 days22 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Booneville 12sw station, 5 mi away; snow from Oneida
Nearby landmarksHigh Rock Mountainpeak · 3.7 miHunters Knobpeak · 3.9 miBoone Springspring · 5.6 miFalls of Buffalowaterfall · 9.3 miRed Bird Riverriver · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 2.9 mi · 563,866 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 11.2 mi · 146,434 acresBuckhorn Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 15.4 mi · 623 acresNatural Bridge State Resort Parkstate park · 24.7 mi · 2,493 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 57.7 mi · 875 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Sep 198846 mi away, near Camargo, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOwsley County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowWildfire 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, 29 mi away
Drinking waterBooneville Water and Sewerserves 5,346 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Mar 2025: disinfection by-products, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation923 ft281 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAdvent Health Manchester Hospital16.7 miPost officeBooneville Post Office5.6 miTown hallBooneville City Hall5.5 miPoliceOwsley County Sheriff's Office5.6 miFire stationIsland City Fire Department4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX66 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS111 miInterstateI-7528 miUS highwayUS 42111 miCoachLondon Burger KingGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41344 ZIP area.
