Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min6:00 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min8:03 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 11°F27 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month May42 in of snow a year, on about 24 days26 days above 90°F, 161 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newport station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksChain Lakeslake · 2.3 miArmstrong Lakelake · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTwin Lakes R.C. Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 696 acresLong Pine State Recreation Areastate recreation area · 14.5 mi · 151 acresLong Pine Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.4 mi · 161 acresSouth Pine Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.4 mi · 443 acresJohn W. And Louise Seier National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.6 mi · 2,403 acresFarm Service Agency Interest Of Nenational wildlife refuge · 19.9 mi · 484 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 3 Nov 200236 mi away, near Butte, NebraskaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 3 Nov 200236 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRock County, NE, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 202585 of 92 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 22, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Thomas County, NE, 68 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Bassettserves 700 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2023: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,388 ft728 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRock County Hospital9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field LBF111 miUS highwayUS 1835.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 68772 ZIP area.
