Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min4:47 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min7:09 am – 3:55 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 6°F44 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month October75 in of snow a year, on about 31 days2 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Old Town 2 W station, 11 mi away; snow from Bangor Intl Ap
Parks and public landsSunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.7 mi · 11,615 acresCaribou Bog Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 181 acresHirundo Wildlife Refugestate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 84 acresCaribou Bogstate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 926 acresCaribou Bog Wildlife Management Area Pushaw Lotstate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 165 acresAcadia National Parknational park · 47.4 mi · 37,791 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Sep 199424 mi away, near Lee, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPenobscot County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025299 of 355 days measured50 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 170main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Penobscot County monitors, ME
Drinking waterBangor Water Districtserves 27,298 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation182 ft55 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthern Light Acadia Hospital19.0 miPost officeGreenbush Post Office6.6 miTown hallGreenbush Town Hall6.9 miPoliceOld Town Police Department9.2 miFire stationGreenbush Fire Department - James C Haverlock Station2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Maine12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBangor International Airport BGR22 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM130 miInterstateI-957.8 miUS highwayUS 25.7 miCoachOrono UM UnionFlixBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04423 ZIP area.
