USFWS · Michigan

Huron National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Michigan, 134 acres by the boundary data. No Wikipedia article matched the name closely enough to quote.

National Wildlife Refuge 134 acres USFWS MI

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	Michigan
Size	134 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS region	Region 3
Center point	46.9525, -87.9708
Night sky	About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 6)

Boundary map

7 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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Big Bay 1Nw, 13 miles from the center point at 765 feet, station USC00200770 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 33 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 132 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 Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas

National Historical Park · 29 mi

Keweenaw National Historical Park

National Register listings within 15 miles · 2 in all · Register Atlas

0 mi
Huron Islands Lighthouse ↗Big Bay, MI
11.8 mi
Avon Township Hall ↗Skanee, MI

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Huron National Wildlife Refuge?

134 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 Huron National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Huron National Wildlife Refuge in?

Michigan.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Huron National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 46.953, -87.971. Keweenaw National Historical Park is 29 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 Huron National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 6 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 Huron National Wildlife Refuge?

Keweenaw National Historical Park (29 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Huron National Wildlife Refuge?

2 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Huron Islands Lighthouse and Avon Township Hall.

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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