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Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Wisconsin, 21,942 acres by the boundary data. No Wikipedia article matched the name closely enough to quote.

National Wildlife Refuge 21,942 acres USFWS WI

Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓

Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	Wisconsin
Size	21,942 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS region	Region 3
Center point	43.5772, -88.6456
Night sky	About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 15)

Boundary map

1 outline

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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Horicon Wwtp, 10 miles from the center point at 881 feet, station USC00473756 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 35 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 41 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.

Limited data for this unit

This unit has no description or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and states above come from the agency layer.

Checked nightly. Sections appear when the sources fill in.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 48 in all · Register Atlas

2.1 mi
Waupun Public Library ↗Waupun, WI
2.1 mi
Waupun Post Office ↗Waupun, WI
2.3 mi
End of the Trail ↗Waupun, WI
2.5 mi
St. Andrew's Church ↗LeRoy, WI
2.5 mi
Recording Angel, The ↗Waupun, WI
2.8 mi
Dahl, Martin K., House ↗Waupun, WI
2.8 mi
White Limestone School ↗Mayville, WI
2.9 mi
Beaumont Hotel ↗Mayville, WI

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Horicon National Wildlife Refuge?

21,942 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 Horicon National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Horicon National Wildlife Refuge in?

Wisconsin.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Horicon National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 43.577, -88.646. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 15 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Are there historic places near Horicon National Wildlife Refuge?

48 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Waupun Public Library and Waupun Post Office.

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.
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.
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