USFWS · Pennsylvania

Erie National Wildlife Refuge

The Erie National Wildlife Refuge is an 8,777-acre (3,552 ha) National Wildlife Refuge located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Named after the Erie tribe, it was established to provide waterfowl and other migratory birds with nesting, feeding, brooding, and resting habitat.

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National Wildlife Refuge8,987 acresUSFWSPA1 campground within 10 mi
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Erie National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Nicholas, licensed CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StatePennsylvania
Size8,987 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point41.78° N, 79.97° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 13)

Boundary map

2 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

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 Erie National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 4.06 inches of precipitation, 30.3 inches of snowFebruary: 2.93 inches of precipitation, 21.3 inches of snowMarch: 3.62 inches of precipitation, 15.8 inches of snowApril: 4.19 inches of precipitation, 3.8 inches of snowMay: 4.36 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.47 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 4.72 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 3.72 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 4.36 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 4.52 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowNovember: 3.87 inches of precipitation, 14.5 inches of snowDecember: 4.20 inches of precipitation, 27.6 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 24.3°F averageFebruary: 24.8°F averageMarch: 33.1°F averageApril: 45.1°F averageMay: 56.4°F averageJune: 65.0°F averageJuly: 69.2°F averageAugust: 67.6°F averageSeptember: 61.0°F averageOctober: 49.7°F averageNovember: 39.5°F averageDecember: 29.9°F average0 in10 in20 in30 in40 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Union City Filtration Plant, 10 miles from the center point at 1,400 feet, station USC00369042 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 49 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 114 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.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 1 federal campground within ten miles sits inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

USACE · 6.3 mi
Woodcock Creek Lake Park & Campground
First-comePA

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 20 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Pennsylvania

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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Erie National Wildlife Refuge?

8,987 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Erie National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Erie National Wildlife Refuge in?

Pennsylvania.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Erie National Wildlife Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Erie National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.779° N, 79.965° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Erie National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 20 listings within 15 miles, including Bridge in Rockdale Township and Kelly, Amos, 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.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q5388329), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Erie 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.