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Rochester
Albertahamlet
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Alberta, Canada, Rochester stands as a hamlet. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Rochester maps to 54.373°, -113.457° — squarely within the cool temperate belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,217 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 48% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves238
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves193
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves180
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves153
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves129
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves125
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves123
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves119
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2026-05-0915 km SSW of Smoky Lake, Canada
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-0110 km N of Bon Accord, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Rochester

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library