Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge was established on October 27, 2000, as the 526th refuge in the United States National Wildlife Refuge System. It is located near the town of St. Francisville, Louisiana, which is 30 miles (48 km) north of Baton Rouge. The refuge was established to conserve, restore, and manage native forested wetland habitats for migratory birds, aquatic resources, and endangered and threatened plants and animals. Additionally, it was created to encourage the use of volunteers and facilitate partnerships among the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, local communities, and conservation organizations to promote public awareness of resources of the refuge and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Louisiana |
| Size | 11,350 acres |
| FWS region | Region 4 |
| Center point | 30.78° N, 91.46° W |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 19) |
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
- 1 miRiche, Fannie, House ↗New Roads, LA
- 1.3 miLabatut ↗New Roads, LA
- 1.3 miSt. Francis Chapel ↗New Roads, LA
- 1.4 miSolitude Plantation House ↗St. Francisville, LA
- 2.5 miGrace Episcopal Church ↗St. Francisville, LA
- 2.5 miPropinquity ↗St. Francisville, LA
- 2.6 miJulius Freyhan High School Temple Sinai ↗St. Francisville, LA
- 3.2 mi3 V Tourist Court ↗St. Francisville, LA
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Guidebooks for Louisiana and the South
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Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge?
11,350 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in?
Louisiana.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 30.783° N, 91.457° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 49 listings within 15 miles, including Riche, Fannie, House and Labatut.
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 (Q5051038), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Cat Island 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.