Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in the state of Wisconsin. It includes all or part of six islands in Lake Michigan: Hog Island, Plum Island, Pilot Island, part of St. Martin Island and Rocky Island. Additionally it includes part of Detroit Island. The islands are near Washington Island off the tip of the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin and the Garden Peninsula of Michigan.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| States | Wisconsin, Michigan |
| Size | 1,798 acres |
| FWS region | Region 3 |
| Center point | 45.49° N, 86.77° W |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 6) |
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
- under 0.1 miPilot Island Light ↗Gills Rock, WI
- under 0.1 miPlum Island Range Rear Light ↗Gills Rock, WI
- under 0.1 miPlum island Life-Saving and Light Station ↗Washington, WI
- 0.1 miGrape Shot (schooner) Shipwreck ↗Washington, WI
- 0.1 miSt. Martin Island Light Station ↗Fairport, MI
- 4.3 miWater Tower ↗Washington Island, WI
- 4.9 miPottawatomie Lighthouse ↗Washington Island, WI
- 10.6 miMinneapolis Shoal Light Station ↗Bay de Noc, MI
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Guidebooks for Wisconsin
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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 Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
1,798 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge in?
The boundary crosses Wisconsin and Michigan.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 45.495° N, 86.770° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 20 listings within 15 miles, including Pilot Island Light and Plum Island Range Rear Light.
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 (Q5602336), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Green 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.