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Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located along a twenty-mile (30 km) section of coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach, Florida, along State Road A1A. The 900 acre (3.6 km2) refuge was established in 1991, to protect the loggerhead and green sea turtles.

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Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Leonard J. DeFrancisci, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateFlorida
Size228 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point28.01° N, 80.53° W
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 74)

Boundary map

44 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 Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 62.1°F averageFebruary: 63.9°F averageMarch: 67.4°F averageApril: 72.4°F averageMay: 76.5°F averageJune: 80.2°F averageJuly: 81.8°F averageAugust: 82.1°F averageSeptember: 81.1°F averageOctober: 77.0°F averageNovember: 70.5°F averageDecember: 65.0°F averageTemp °F
The line is the average temperature at Melbourne Beach A1A, 3 miles from the center point at 12 feet, station USC00085603 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

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 Register listings within 15 miles · 31 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Florida

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge?

228 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in?

Florida.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 28.014° N, 80.535° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 31 listings within 15 miles, including Jorgensen's General Store and Community Chapel of Melbourne Beach.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q4786647), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Archie Carr 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.