Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 31 min4:52 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, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsCamden Hills State Parkstate park · 3.0 miBeech Hillrecreation area · 1.7 mi · 316 acresCamden Hillsstate park · 4.3 mi · 70 acresOwls Head Light State Parkstate park · 7.9 miOwls Head Lightstate park · 7.9 miR. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 72 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 199928 mi away, near China, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 14 Jan 202342 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
Elevation241 ft73 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPen Bay Medical Center3.8 miPost officeWest Rockport Post Office1.0 miTown hallRockport Town Hall2.1 miPoliceRockport Police Department2.2 miFire stationRockport Fire Department West Rockport Station1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolAshwood Waldorf Schoolunder a mileHighCamden Hills Regional High School1.0 miElementaryCamden Rockport Elementary School1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKnox County Regional Airport RKD9.2 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM70 miInterstateI-9534 miUS highwayUS 12.0 miAmtrakBrunswick, ME BRK46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 04865 ZIP area.
