Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min4:51 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:09 am – 3:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 10°F49 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month October72 in of snow a year, on about 20 days2 days above 90°F, 162 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belfast station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksOak Hillpeak · 3.4 miLake Passagassawakeaglake · 2.4 miRowe Hillpeak · 1.7 miDutton Pondlake · under a mileSmiths Millpondreservoir · 2.8 miPassagassawakeag River Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 60 acresHurds Pondstate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 229 acresJames Dorso Wildlife Management Area - Ruffingham Meadowstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 162 acresHurds Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 miMoose Pointstate park · 10.0 mi · 195 acresMoose Point State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 147 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 26 Feb 199918 mi away, near China, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202331 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWaldo 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, nearest monitors: Knox County, ME, 31 mi away
Drinking waterBelfast Water Districtserves 5,698 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation393 ft120 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWaldo County General Hospital8.9 miPost officeMorrill Post Office2.2 miTown hallWaldo Town Office2.3 miPoliceWaldo County Sheriff's Office7.8 miFire stationMorrill Volunteer Fire Station2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe University of Maine Hutchinson Center7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBangor International Airport BGR28 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM81 miInterstateI-9521 miUS highwayUS 17.2 miAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK56 miCoachWaterville J & S Oil CoGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04850 ZIP area.
