Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:13 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:45 am – 5:19 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F51 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month July16 in of snow a year, on about 13 days15 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beattyville 4n station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsHappy Top Recreation Areapark · 6.8 miAshland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 2,507 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 12.0 mi · 563,866 acresNatural Bridge State Resort Parkstate park · 15.3 mi · 2,493 acresRoss Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 935 acresBuckhorn Lake State Resort Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 623 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198049 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLee County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowWinter weather 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, 30 mi away
Drinking waterBeattyville Water Worksserves 8,428 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202117 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation693 ft211 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKentucky River Medical Center12.7 miPost officeSaint Helens Post Office3.7 miTown hallBooneville City Hall6.3 miPoliceBeattyville Police Department6.2 miFire stationPrimrose Volunteer Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX65 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG119 miInterstateI-7539 miUS highwayUS 42121 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41347 ZIP area.
