Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
The 30,843 acres (124.82 km2) Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located on the west coast of Florida, about 70 miles (110 km) north of St. Petersburg. It is famous as the southern wintering site for the re-introduced eastern population of whooping cranes.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Florida |
| Size | 28,133 acres |
| FWS region | Region 4 |
| Center point | 28.72° N, 82.67° W |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 10) |
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
- 1.3 miYulee Sugar Mill Ruins ↗Homosassa, FL
- 7.5 miSinclair Service Station ↗Spring Hill, FL
- 8.8 miCrystal River Old City Hall ↗Crystal River, FL
- 14.6 mi
- 14.7 miCitrus County Courthouse, Old ↗Inverness, FL
- 14.8 miHernando Elementary School, Old ↗Hernando, FL
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Guidebooks for Florida
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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 Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge?
28,133 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in?
Florida.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 28.716° N, 82.670° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 6 listings within 15 miles, including Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins and Sinclair Service Station.
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 (Q5087409), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Chassahowitzka 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.