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Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge

Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is located on part of the former Loring Air Force Base, in Aroostook County, Maine. It was established in 1998, when 4,700 acres (19 km2) were transferred from the United States Air Force to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. This refuge also administers some 2,400 acres (970 ha) of wetland conservation easements throughout Aroostook County. It is close to the Aroostook State Park where visitors can camp, hike, fish, and cross-country ski. In a portion of Maine where the landscape is dominated by agricultural crops such as potatoes and broccoli, Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge protects valuable wildlife habitat. The variety of habitat types attracts a diversity of wildlife species.

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Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateMaine
Size5,245 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point46.93° N, 67.93° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 21)

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 Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge0°10°20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 3.38 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.62 inches of precipitationMarch: 3.05 inches of precipitationApril: 3.28 inches of precipitationMay: 3.66 inches of precipitationJune: 3.83 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.14 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.92 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.78 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.06 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.52 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.84 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 9.4°F averageFebruary: 11.8°F averageMarch: 23.0°F averageApril: 36.5°F averageMay: 50.1°F averageJune: 59.2°F averageJuly: 64.3°F averageAugust: 62.9°F averageSeptember: 54.7°F averageOctober: 42.3°F averageNovember: 30.7°F averageDecember: 18.0°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Limestone 4 NNW, 3 miles from the center point at 737 feet, station USW00094645 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 43 inches a year.

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 · 21 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Maine

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  • Birdwatching in Maine
    Derek J. Lovitch, 2024
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    Jeffrey V. Wells, 2012
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    Carey Michael Kish, 2024
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge?

5,245 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge in?

Maine.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 46.934° N, 67.931° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 21 listings within 15 miles, including Church of the Advent and Gray Memorial United Methodist Church and Parsonage.

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 (Q3423273), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Aroostook 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.