USFWS · South Carolina

Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge

The Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is an 11,815-acre (47.81 km2) portion of the larger ACE Basin area, and the only portions that are federally protected. The wildlife refuge is divided into two units: the Edisto River unit and the Combahee River unit.

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National Wildlife Refuge12,181 acresUSFWSSC
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Evanoco, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateSouth Carolina
Size12,181 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point32.69° N, 80.83° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 35)

Boundary map

11 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 →
Weather by month near Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 3.92 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.72 inches of precipitationMarch: 3.70 inches of precipitationApril: 3.56 inches of precipitationMay: 3.48 inches of precipitationJune: 6.67 inches of precipitationJuly: 6.38 inches of precipitationAugust: 5.51 inches of precipitationSeptember: 6.04 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.09 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.75 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.78 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 47.7°F averageFebruary: 51.3°F averageMarch: 56.8°F averageApril: 63.8°F averageMay: 71.2°F averageJune: 77.2°F averageJuly: 80.1°F averageAugust: 79.0°F averageSeptember: 74.1°F averageOctober: 64.9°F averageNovember: 55.7°F averageDecember: 49.7°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Yemassee 1 N, 2 miles from the center point at 44 feet, station USC00389469 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 54 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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park · 18 mi
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
National Historical Park · 27 mi
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 49 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge?

12,181 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge in?

South Carolina.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 32.693° N, 80.825° W. Reconstruction Era National Historical Park is 18 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge?

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (18 mi) and Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park (27 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 49 listings within 15 miles, including Brick House Ruin and Stono River Slave Rebellion Site.

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 (Q4650621), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: ACE Basin 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.