Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:09 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:40 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F47 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days4 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Breaks Interstate Park station, 10 mi away; rain from Fishtrap Lake
Nearby landmarksRipley Knobpeak · 4.4 miSkeet Rock Knobpeak · 5.8 miCold Springspring · 9.2 miPool Pointcape · 7.8 miSpruce Pine Islandisland · 6.9 miMullins Pondlake · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 6.9 mi · 1,022 acresPine Mountain State Scenic Trailstate recreation area · 6.2 miJohn W Flannagan Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.9 mi · 8,139 acresFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.2 mi · 15,592 acresFishtrap Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 13,136 acresFishtrap Lake Parkpark · 8.5 mi · 302 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200629 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201235 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePike County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: 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, Pike County monitors, KY
Drinking waterMountain Water Distserves 44,057 people from surface water10 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,031 ft314 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDickenson Community Hospital10.7 miPost officeRockhouse Post Office1.2 miTown hallElkhorn City Municipal Building6.6 miPoliceElkhorn City Police Department6.6 miFire stationMarrowbone Volunteer Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Pikeville11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI58 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS134 miUS highwayUS 4604.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41542 ZIP area.
