Maine Weather Summary
Maine is recognized as one of the most healthful states in the nation summer temperatures average 70° F
winter temperatures average 20° F.
Current Maine weather forecast
Maine has 5,500 miles of coastline,
and about 2000 islands off the coast.
Maine is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide,
with a total area of 33,215 square miles
or about as big as all of the other five New England States combined.
The State of Maine consists of 16 counties with 22 cities,
435 towns, 33 plantations, 424 unorganized townships and 1.2 million residents
- the most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi.
Maine has 542,629 acres of state and national parks,
including the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway,
Acadia National Park and Baxter State Park
(location of Mt. Katahdin and the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.)
Mt. Katahdin is the highest peak in Maine (5,271 ft. above sea level)
Maine Agriculture
Maine has the largest wild blueberry crop in the nation,
raising 99 percent of all wild blueberries in the United States
and is the single largest producer of any blueberries (wild or cultivated) in the US.
Maine ranks seventh in acreage and tenth in production of potatoes nationally.
Almost 90 percent of all American lobster are trapped in Maine.
Maine is the only state in the continental U.S. to be bordered by only one other state - New Hampshire.
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