Copalis National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington. The refuge is part of the Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Washington |
| Size | 19 acres |
| FWS region | Region 1 |
| Center point | 47.46° N, 124.34° W |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 7) |
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.
This unit has no description or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and location above come from the agency layer.
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Questions people ask
How big is Copalis National Wildlife Refuge?
19 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Copalis National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Copalis National Wildlife Refuge in?
Washington.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Copalis National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 47.463° N, 124.345° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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.
- Parent unit: the Wikipedia article Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which this unit’s name redirects to. Its summary is about the whole complex, so it is not quoted here.
- 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.