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Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge

The Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,127-acre (4.56 km2) wildlife refuge located in Northampton County, Virginia, at the southern end of the Eastern Shore and near the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Facts

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Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	Virginia
Size	423 acres
FWS region	Region 5
Center point	37.14° N, 75.95° W
Night sky	Very dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 20)

Boundary map

8 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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Cape Charles 5 ENE, 10 miles from the center point at 29 feet, station USW00003739 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 44 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.

Limited data for this unit

This unit has no confirmed official page or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and location above come from the agency layer.

The sources are read again every Sunday.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas

Part of Colonial National Historical Park · 15 mi

Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park

National Monument · 20 mi

Fort Monroe National Monument

Part of Colonial National Historical Park · 29 mi

Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park

National Register listings within 15 miles · 10 in all · Register Atlas

14.8 mi
Cape Henry Lighthouse ↗National Historic Landmark
1.2 mi
Cape Charles Light Station ↗Kiptopke, VA
4.3 mi
Custis Tombs ↗Cheapside, VA
6.6 mi
Cape Charles Rosenwald School ↗Cape Charles, VA
12.2 mi
Cessford ↗Eastville, VA
12.4 mi
Brown's, James, Dry Goods Store ↗Eastville, VA
12.5 mi
Eastville Mercantile ↗Eastville, VA
12.8 mi
Wolf Trap Light Station ↗Poquoson East, VA

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

Guidebooks for Virginia

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Paddling Virginia and West Virginia
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Best Tent Camping: Virginia
Randy Porter, 2018
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge?

423 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge in?

Virginia.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 37.144° N, 75.948° W. Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park is 15 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge?

Cape Henry Memorial Part of Colonial National Historical Park (15 mi), Fort Monroe National Monument (20 mi) and Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park (29 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 10 listings within 15 miles, including Cape Henry Lighthouse and Cape Charles Light 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 (Q5330455), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
Description: Eastern Shore of Virginia 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.
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