USFWS · Mississippi

Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge

Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge is located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Cleveland, Mississippi, and 2.5 mi (4.0 km) east of the settlement of Dahomy. It was established in 1990 when the Nature Conservancy (TNC) purchased 9,269 acres (37.51 km2) and leased the land back to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for management. In 1993, the Service completed acquisition of the TNC lands. One additional 162-acre (0.66 km2) tract was purchased by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and turned over to the Service in 1991. A 260-acre 16th section tract is leased from the West Bolivar School Board bringing the total land base to 9,691 acres (39.22 km2). The refuge is the largest remaining tract of bottomland hardwood-forested wetlands in the northwest portion of Mississippi.

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Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateMississippi
Size9,777 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point33.7111, -90.9223
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 18)

Boundary map

4 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 5.68 inches of precipitation, 0.6 inches of snowFebruary: 5.35 inches of precipitation, 0.8 inches of snowMarch: 5.41 inches of precipitation, 0.5 inches of snowApril: 6.01 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 5.69 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 5.06 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 3.65 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.52 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 3.94 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 4.92 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 4.24 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowDecember: 5.82 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 42.3°F averageFebruary: 46.2°F averageMarch: 54.6°F averageApril: 63.5°F averageMay: 72.6°F averageJune: 79.5°F averageJuly: 82.1°F averageAugust: 82.3°F averageSeptember: 76.3°F averageOctober: 65.2°F averageNovember: 52.9°F averageDecember: 45.2°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Cleveland, 10 miles from the center point at 138 feet, station USC00221738 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 59 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 2 inches a year on the same inches scale.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Memorial · 27 mi
Arkansas Post National Memorial
National Register listings within 15 miles · 10 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge?

9,777 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge in?

Mississippi.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 33.711, -90.922. Arkansas Post National Memorial is 27 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 18 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Which national parks are near Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge?

Arkansas Post National Memorial (27 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge?

10 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Montgomery, I. T., House and Hollywood.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.