USFWS · Maine, Connecticut, New York

Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge

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

National Wildlife Refuge796 acresUSFWSMECTNY
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StatesMaine, Connecticut, New York
Size796 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point41.47° N, 71.81° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 25)

Boundary map

17 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 Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.34 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.75 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.17 inches of precipitationApril: 3.90 inches of precipitationMay: 3.32 inches of precipitationJune: 3.55 inches of precipitationJuly: 2.91 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.49 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.81 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.29 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.50 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.77 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 32.0°F averageFebruary: 33.4°F averageMarch: 39.6°F averageApril: 48.9°F averageMay: 58.3°F averageJune: 67.2°F averageJuly: 73.8°F averageAugust: 72.4°F averageSeptember: 65.7°F averageOctober: 55.2°F averageNovember: 45.9°F averageDecember: 37.6°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Westerly State AP, 8 miles from the center point at 81 feet, station USW00014794 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 43 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.

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 Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historic Site · 17 mi
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site · 18 mi
Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
National Historic Site · 19 mi
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
National Historic Site · 26 mi
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Register listings within 15 miles · 353 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 Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge?

796 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge in?

The boundary crosses Maine, Connecticut and New York.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.472° N, 71.808° W. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site is 17 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge?

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (17 mi), Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site (18 mi) and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (19 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 353 listings within 15 miles, including Emma C. Berry (Fishing Sloop) and Sabino (steamer).

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.