Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
The Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife conservation area along the coast of Texas (USA) in southeastern Matagorda County, south of the towns of Bay City and Wadsworth. It borders a bay behind a barrier island at the Gulf of Mexico. Established in 1983 and encompassing 5,000 acres (20 km2) of salt marsh.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Texas |
| Size | 4,521 acres |
| FWS region | Region 2 |
| Center point | 28.76° N, 95.82° W |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 13) |
Boundary map
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
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
- 7.7 miMatagorda Cemetery ↗Matagorda, TX
- 8.6 miChrist Episcopal Church ↗Matagorda, TX
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge?
4,521 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge in?
Texas.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 28.758° N, 95.816° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 2 listings within 15 miles, including Matagorda Cemetery and Christ Episcopal Church.
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.
- Description: Big Boggy 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.