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Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in New York, 185 acres by the boundary data. No Wikipedia article matched the name closely enough to quote.

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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNew York
Size185 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point41.0020, -72.3704
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.

Limited data for this unit

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

Checked nightly. Sections appear when the sources fill in.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 64 in all · Register Atlas

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge?

185 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

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, -72.370. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 11 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

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

64 National Register 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: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • 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.
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