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Orono has a warm-summer humid continental climate, according to the Köppen Climate Classification system is "Dfb", thus abbreviated ed in on climate maps. [ 4 ] Climate data for Orono ( University of Maine ), elevation: 47 m or 154 ft, 1981–2010 normals, extremes and average extremes 1893–2005 [ a ]
State Route 16 runs a total of 190 miles (310 km), passing mostly through rural areas, with the largest population center at its eastern terminus in Orono at Interstate 95 (I-95). Route 16 follows a rather circuitous route between the two states, originating in Portsmouth, New Hampshire , at Interstate 95, and re-intersecting Interstate 95 some ...
Longest state highway in Maine, state highway designation for former New England Route 11, extended to modern length in 1933-1934 SR 15: 180.12: 289.88 Main / West Main / School Streets in Stonington: US 201 / SR 6 in Jackman: 1933: current SR 16: 189.78: 305.42 NH 16 in Wentworth Location, NH: US 2 in Orono: c. 1933: current SR 17: 130.70
Environmentally, personal cars, pick-up trucks and other gasoline-dependent vehicles account for over half of Maine's gas emissions, [6] while the contribution from buses is less than 1% of annual vehicle travel within the state. [9] In 2023, Proterra, the manufacturer of electric buses in southern Maine, filed for bankruptcy. [10]
Orono is located at (44.888769, −68.67115 The Orono CDP consists of all of the town east of Interstate 95, including the primary settled area in the town.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km 2), of which 7.1 square miles (18.3 km 2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km 2), or 8.55%, is water.
In 2003 the Mall Hopper line was added to facilitate easy connections between the Airport Mall, the Bangor Mall, and the Broadway Shopping Center. The Black Bear Orono Express was added in 2009 as a shuttle between downtown Orono and the University of Maine campus with additional stops in the town of Orono. The Mall Hopper and Black Bear ...
U.S. Route 2A (US 2A), also known as U.S. Route 2 Alternate (US 2 Alt.), in Orono and Old Town, Maine, is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) [9] alternate route of US 2, which connects it to the University of Maine. At its southern terminus near downtown Orono, the route splits from US 2 to follow College Avenue, then turns onto Stillwater Avenue to reach Old ...
The original path of the road near the Houlton Airport did not turn around what is now the north–south runway, instead going straight on what is now Old Woodstock Road, over the eventual path of the runway, and crossing Airport Drive just south of the exit, meeting at the old U.S. Customs station, 200 yards (180 m) due south of the current one.