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Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge

Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1964 when the owners of the Cedar Point Shooting Club donated the land to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge is now about 2,630 acres (10.6 km2) of marsh that is divided into three pools. The largest one is almost 2,000 acres (8.1 km2), it is the largest contiguous marsh in Ohio’s Lake Erie marshes. These marshes were once connected to the vast Great Black Swamp wetlands complex until it was drained in the 19th-century for farming.

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Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateOhio
Size2,610 acres
FWS regionRegion 3
Center point41.69° N, 83.32° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 24)

Boundary map

1 outline

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 Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 1.79 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.75 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.31 inches of precipitationApril: 3.26 inches of precipitationMay: 3.50 inches of precipitationJune: 3.24 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.24 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.49 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.06 inches of precipitationOctober: 2.36 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.27 inches of precipitationDecember: 2.09 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.9°F averageFebruary: 29.1°F averageMarch: 37.9°F averageApril: 49.7°F averageMay: 61.2°F averageJune: 71.0°F averageJuly: 74.7°F averageAugust: 72.8°F averageSeptember: 65.6°F averageOctober: 54.1°F averageNovember: 42.2°F averageDecember: 32.0°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Toledo Metcalf Fld, 12 miles from the center point at 622 feet, station USW00004848 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 32 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 Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Battlefield Park · 14 mi
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Memorial · 25 mi
Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial
National Register listings within 15 miles · 65 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Ohio

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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge?

2,610 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge in?

Ohio.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.687° N, 83.320° W. River Raisin National Battlefield Park is 14 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge?

River Raisin National Battlefield Park (14 mi) and Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial (25 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 65 listings within 15 miles, including Libbey, Edward D., House and Toledo Harbor Light.

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 (Q5056837), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Cedar Point 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.