USFWS · New York

Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in New York.

National Wildlife Refuge185 acresUSFWSNY
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNew York
Size185 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point41.00° N, 72.37° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 11)

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 Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 4.05 inches of precipitation, 7.2 inches of snowFebruary: 3.61 inches of precipitation, 8.6 inches of snowMarch: 4.94 inches of precipitation, 6.0 inches of snowApril: 4.34 inches of precipitation, 0.8 inches of snowMay: 3.57 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 3.86 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 3.16 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.94 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 4.79 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 4.72 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.81 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowDecember: 4.97 inches of precipitation, 4.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 30.7°F averageFebruary: 31.6°F averageMarch: 37.7°F averageApril: 46.7°F averageMay: 56.2°F averageJune: 65.8°F averageJuly: 72.0°F averageAugust: 70.9°F averageSeptember: 64.2°F averageOctober: 53.7°F averageNovember: 44.3°F averageDecember: 36.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Bridgehampton, 5 miles from the center point at 42 feet, station USC00300889 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 27 inches a year on the same inches scale.

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 description 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 Register listings within 15 miles · 68 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for New York

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge?

185 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge in?

New York.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.002° N, 72.370° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 68 listings within 15 miles, including Firefighter and Cauldwell, William, House.

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.
  • 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.