Local servicesHospitalMaineGeneral Medical Center Thayer Center for Health6.0 miPost officeNorth Vassalboro Post Officeunder a mileTown hallVassalboro Town Officeunder a milePoliceWinslow Police Department5.0 miFire stationVassalboro Fire Department North Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta State Airport AUG14 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM67 miInterstateI-954.2 miUS highwayUS 2012.8 miAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK43 miCoachWaterville J & S Oil CoGreyhound5.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 33 min4:53 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:11 am – 4:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 9°F43 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October86 in of snow a year, on about 40 days6 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waterville Trtmt Plt station, 4 mi away; snow from Albion
Nearby landmarksOutlet Streamreservoir · under a milePriest Hillpeak · 1.1 miCook Hillpeak · 1.6 miThomas Collegecollege · 3.7 miSebasticook River Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miSebasticook Riverriver · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRummels Fieldrecreation area · 4.1 miNorth Street Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.8 miAlonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 119 acresSpectacle Pondstate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 120 acresGawler Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.2 miLake Georgestate park · 20.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 29 May 198339 mi away, near Peru, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 Mar 201045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKennebec County, ME, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025311 of 365 days measured54 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 96main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kennebec County monitors, ME
Drinking waterKennebec Water Districtserves 22,060 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation152 ft46 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
