Rockwood, Maine

For other places with the same name, see Rockwood (disambiguation).

Rockwood, Maine
Village
Post Office
Post Office
Rockwood, Maine is located in Maine
Rockwood, Maine
Rockwood, Maine
Coordinates: 45°40′30″N 69°44′30″W / 45.67500°N 69.74167°W / 45.67500; -69.74167
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountySomerset
Elevation
1,394 ft (425 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
04478
Area code207
Mt. Kineo from Rockwood

Rockwood is a village in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The village is centered on the west side of Moosehead Lake,[1] the largest body of fresh water in the state. Rockwood is a gateway to the north country and is located near Mount Kineo.

Rockwood is an unincorporated community with a significant enough population base to have its own post office and telephone exchange, but it has never been organized as a plantation or incorporated as a town. It currently maintains a registrar and clerk, but has never had a true organized municipal government. Its chief economical base is vacation destination and outdoor recreation. Rockwood is part of the township of Rockwood Strip (T1R1) located within the Northeast Somerset Unorganized Territory.

On April 15, 2023, at around 8:30 A.M EST (Eastern Standard Time), a CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) freight train derailed southwest of Rockwood, causing a minor forest fire. The train was carrying six Lumber cars and three locomotives. As of 6:00 P.M. EST, The fire is "contained and is being monitored" by the Maine Forest Service.[citation needed] Three railroad workers were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This event occurred just the day after The Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) had officially merged into one.

Climate

Brassua Dam is about 3 miles (4.8km) west of Rockwood, upstream from the Moosehead River inlet.[2] Brassua Dam has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).

Climate data for Brassua Dam, Maine 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1929-2020: 1069ft (326m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 55
(13) 		69
(21) 		75
(24) 		80
(27) 		88
(31) 		96
(36) 		93
(34) 		97
(36) 		94
(34) 		81
(27) 		67
(19) 		60
(16) 		97
(36)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 44
(7) 		45
(7) 		53
(12) 		68
(20) 		79
(26) 		86
(30) 		86
(30) 		86
(30) 		81
(27) 		71
(22) 		59
(15) 		49
(9) 		89
(32)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 22.3
(−5.4) 		25.2
(−3.8) 		34.7
(1.5) 		47.1
(8.4) 		61.6
(16.4) 		71.1
(21.7) 		75.7
(24.3) 		74.9
(23.8) 		67.3
(19.6) 		53.3
(11.8) 		40.1
(4.5) 		28.7
(−1.8) 		50.2
(10.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 11.7
(−11.3) 		12.8
(−10.7) 		22.8
(−5.1) 		36.4
(2.4) 		49.8
(9.9) 		59.9
(15.5) 		65.2
(18.4) 		63.9
(17.7) 		56.2
(13.4) 		43.9
(6.6) 		32.4
(0.2) 		20.3
(−6.5) 		39.6
(4.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 1.0
(−17.2) 		0.5
(−17.5) 		11.0
(−11.7) 		25.6
(−3.6) 		38.0
(3.3) 		48.6
(9.2) 		54.7
(12.6) 		52.9
(11.6) 		45.1
(7.3) 		34.5
(1.4) 		24.7
(−4.1) 		12.0
(−11.1) 		29.1
(−1.7)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −21
(−29) 		−19
(−28) 		−13
(−25) 		11
(−12) 		26
(−3) 		35
(2) 		44
(7) 		41
(5) 		31
(−1) 		22
(−6) 		8
(−13) 		−10
(−23) 		−24
(−31)
Record low °F (°C) −37
(−38) 		−39
(−39) 		−35
(−37) 		−8
(−22) 		18
(−8) 		26
(−3) 		34
(1) 		29
(−2) 		20
(−7) 		12
(−11) 		−10
(−23) 		−32
(−36) 		−39
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.70
(69) 		2.45
(62) 		2.92
(74) 		3.57
(91) 		3.68
(93) 		4.69
(119) 		4.33
(110) 		3.83
(97) 		3.42
(87) 		4.57
(116) 		3.49
(89) 		3.60
(91) 		43.25
(1,098)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 22.00
(55.9) 		24.00
(61.0) 		20.60
(52.3) 		6.90
(17.5) 		0.30
(0.76) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		0.00
(0.00) 		1.80
(4.6) 		7.40
(18.8) 		24.70
(62.7) 		107.7
(273.56)
Source 1: NOAA[3]
Source 2: XMACIS (temp records & monthly max/mins)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rockwood Strip | Maine: An Encyclopedia". January 24, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Low Impact Hydropower Institute (March 21, 2022). "Complete Application Received – Brassua Project, Maine". Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brassua Dam, Maine 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 26, 2023.

45°40′30″N 69°44′30″W / 45.67500°N 69.74167°W / 45.67500; -69.74167