Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 29 min4:54 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 53 min7:08 am – 4:01 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 74°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 17°F48 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month December53 in of snow a year, on about 20 days0 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tenants Harbor station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsBirch Point State Parkstate park · 5.7 miBirch Pointstate park · 5.7 mi · 59 acresR. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 miR. Waldo Tyler Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 79 acresOwls Head Light State Parkstate park · 9.9 miOwls Head Lightstate park · 9.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 26 Feb 199937 mi away, near China, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 7 Sep 200027 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 waterTenants Harbor Water Districtserves 378 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation51 ft16 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPen Bay Medical Center11.7 miPost officeTenants Harbor Post Office2.0 miTown hallSaint George Town Hall2.2 miPoliceThomaston Police Department5.8 miFire stationSaint George Volunteer Fire Station1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSaint George School2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKnox County Regional Airport RKD6.7 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM60 miInterstateI-29534 miUS highwayUS 15.6 miAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK39 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04857 ZIP area.
