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J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge

The J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in southwestern Florida on Sanibel Island in the Gulf of Mexico. "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society (DDWS), a non-profit Friends of the Refuge organization, supports environmental education and services at the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. It is named after the cartoonist Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling.

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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateFlorida
Size6,614 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point26.4607, -82.1119
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 23)

Boundary map

12 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.

Limited data for this unit

This unit has no confirmed official page or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and states above come from the agency layer.

Checked nightly. Sections appear when the sources fill in.

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National Register listings within 15 miles · 35 in all · Register Atlas

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge?

6,614 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 J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge in?

Florida.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 26.461, -82.112. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 23 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 J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge?

35 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Tween Waters Inn Historic District and Sanibel Colored School.

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: J. N. "Ding" Darling 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.
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