Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1992 and is located along the eastern shore of New Hampshire's Great Bay in the town of Newington. The area was formerly part of a weapons storage area at Pease Air Force Base, which was closed in 1991. A variety of rich wildlife habitats from uplands to open waters can be found throughout the refuge.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | New Hampshire |
| Size | 1,170 acres |
| FWS region | Region 5 |
| Center point | 43.09° N, 70.85° W |
| Night sky | Some glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 78) |
Boundary map
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
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
- 1 miNewington Railroad Depot ↗Newington, NH
- 1.7 miRollins, Gov. Frank West, House ↗Concord, NH
- 1.9 miRogers, George, House ↗Portsmouth, NH
- 1.9 mi
- 2 miPierce, Franklin, House ↗Concord, NH
- 2 miEndicott Hotel ↗Concord, NH
- 2.1 miFogg, William, Library ↗Eliot, ME
- 2.1 miEagle Hotel ↗Concord, NH
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Guidebooks for New Hampshire
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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 Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
1,170 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge in?
New Hampshire.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 43.087° N, 70.848° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 228 listings within 15 miles, including Newington Railroad Depot and Rollins, Gov. Frank West, 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 (Q5598738), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Great Bay 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.