Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 30 min4:53 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 52 min7:08 am – 4:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 12°F56 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month October69 in of snow a year, on about 21 days2 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Rockport 1 Nnw station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Hillpeak · under a mileBabcocks Pointcape · under a mileBrewster Pointcape · under a mileBroad Covebay · 3.2 miClam Covebay · under a mileRam Islandisland · 1.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOwls Head Light State Parkstate park · 3.5 miOwls Head Lightstate park · 3.5 miBeech Hillrecreation area · 2.1 mi · 316 acresR. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 72 acresR. Waldo Tyler Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 76 acresBirch Pointstate park · 6.0 mi · 59 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 26 Feb 199932 mi away, near China, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202345 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowKnox County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025351 of 359 days measured8 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Knox County monitors, ME
Drinking waterMaine Water Company Camden & Rocklandserves 21,315 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
Elevation35 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPen Bay Medical Center1.0 miPost officeRockland Post Office2.0 miTown hallRockland City Hall3.0 miPoliceRockland Police Department2.2 miFire stationRockland Department of Public Safety Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 high, 2 otherSchoolRiley Schoolunder a mileSchoolPen Bay Christian Schoolunder a mileHighOceanside High School1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKnox County Regional Airport RKD4.9 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM69 miInterstateI-9536 miUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK46 miTransit2 stops within a mileMidCoast Public TransportationSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04846 ZIP area.
