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Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge

The Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge, formerly known as the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge, on the north shore of Long Island, New York, consists of high-quality marine habitats that support a variety of aquatic-dependent wildlife. The refuge's waters and marshes surround Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, home of President Theodore Roosevelt. He is considered the founder of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Subtidal habitats are abundant with marine invertebrates, shellfish and fish.

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Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Dicklyon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNew York
Size3,382 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point40.90° N, 73.50° W
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 65)

Boundary map

4 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 Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.72 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.09 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.24 inches of precipitationApril: 4.09 inches of precipitationMay: 3.88 inches of precipitationJune: 4.29 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.83 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.32 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.67 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.26 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.48 inches of precipitationDecember: 4.64 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 31.2°F averageFebruary: 32.7°F averageMarch: 39.3°F averageApril: 50.4°F averageMay: 60.1°F averageJune: 69.3°F averageJuly: 74.5°F averageAugust: 73.2°F averageSeptember: 66.7°F averageOctober: 55.7°F averageNovember: 45.5°F averageDecember: 36.8°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Centerport, 7 miles from the center point at 30 feet, station USC00301309 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 49 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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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

3,382 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge in?

New York.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 40.898° N, 73.503° W. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site is adjacent. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (adjacent), Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (11 mi) and Hamilton Grange National Memorial (19 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Congressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 379 listings within 15 miles, including Peter Augustus Jay House and Knapp Tavern.

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 (Q7116320), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Oyster Bay 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.