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Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge is an area of swampy bottomland consisting of a portion of the floodplain of the Hatchie River in West Tennessee, covering 11,556 acres in southern Haywood County, Tennessee. It is a rich environment for aquatic life and waterfowl. The refuge is bisected by Interstate 40 and hence almost all motor vehicle traffic between Nashville and Memphis passes through it. Wildlife includes fish, snakes, and mammals.

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National Wildlife Refuge11,480 acresUSFWSTN
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Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateTennessee
Size11,480 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point35.4971, -89.2156
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 26)

Boundary map

3 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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

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

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

11,480 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge in?

Tennessee.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 35.497, -89.216. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 26 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, very dark ground, a faint glow at most.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Are there historic places near Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

15 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Brownsville Carnegie Library and Temple Adas Israel.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Hatchie 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.