Hecla in numbers
- Coordinates
- 37.2850, -87.5269
- Elevation
- 126 m above sea level
- Region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 935 km away
- Same name
- 8 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hecla, Kentucky, United States
Below is the local time in Hecla, Kentucky, United States, kept in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Hecla, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Hecla
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
What the clock shows right now in Hecla.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:13 AM Solar noon 12:35 PM Sunset 5:57 PM Daylight 10 h 45 min Night 13 h 15 min Civil twilight 6:46 AM – 6:24 PM
Weather in Hecla right now
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Hecla and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 57446
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Kentucky
- Louisville 624 444
- Lexington 320 347
- Lexington-Fayette 314 488
- Meads 288 649
- Bowling Green 63 616
- Owensboro 59 042
Other places named Hecla
- Hecla South Dakota, United States
- Hecla Manitoba, Canada
- Hecla Arizona, United States
- Hecla Missouri, United States
- Hecla Wyoming, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- West Side Heights — 0.9 km
- Wesco — 1.6 km
- Brentwood — 1.8 km
- Earlington — 1.8 km
- Dozier Heights — 2.1 km
- Pee Vee — 2.7 km
Local time details for Hecla
There is 1 postal code zones in Hecla.
Hecla reads its time from America/Chicago, placed at UTC−5. Whether daylight saving time is observed: Yes.
The sun rises over Hecla today at 7:13 AM and slips away at 5:57 PM. That leaves 10 h 45 min of daylight.
West Side Heights and Wesco are near Hecla and do not differ from it in time.
Questions and answers
- What time zone does local time in Hecla follow?
- Local time in Hecla follows America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Hecla have a daylight saving period?
- Daylight saving in Hecla: Yes.
- How do I know when the sun rises in Hecla?
- Sunrise there is at 7:13 AM.