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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

The Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge is a 2,230-acre (9.0 km2) protected National Wildlife Refuge located approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Boston and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex Headquarters, along the Assabet River. It is located in portions of the towns of Hudson, Maynard, Stow and Sudbury. The Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge consists of two separate pieces of land. The larger northern section is just north of Hudson Road, extending north to the Assabet River. The southern section is located to the south of Hudson Road. There is a visitor center located in the northern section on Winterberry Way.

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Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateMassachusetts
Size2,385 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point42.41° N, 71.47° W
Night skyNoticeable light pollution (Black Marble reading 82)

Boundary map

6 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 Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.58 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.30 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.59 inches of precipitationApril: 4.36 inches of precipitationMay: 3.67 inches of precipitationJune: 4.16 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.04 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.43 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.89 inches of precipitationOctober: 5.07 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.76 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.85 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.0°F averageFebruary: 28.2°F averageMarch: 36.2°F averageApril: 47.7°F averageMay: 59.2°F averageJune: 67.9°F averageJuly: 73.5°F averageAugust: 71.5°F averageSeptember: 63.5°F averageOctober: 51.7°F averageNovember: 41.2°F averageDecember: 31.7°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Maynard 2, 2 miles from the center point at 205 feet, station USC00194580 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 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.

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Questions people ask

How big is Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge?

2,385 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in?

Massachusetts.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 42.406° N, 71.474° W. Minute Man National Historical Park is 8 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge?

Minute Man National Historical Park (8 mi), Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (17 mi) and Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (17 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 489 listings within 15 miles, including Fruitlands and Stonehurst.

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 (Q4808309), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Assabet River 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.