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James River National Wildlife Refuge

The James River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the James River in eastern Prince George County, Virginia. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service oversees its management.

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National Wildlife Refuge4,627 acresUSFWSVA
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
James River National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateVirginia
Size4,627 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point37.27° N, 77.13° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 12)

Boundary map

1 outline

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 James River National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 3.53 inches of precipitation, 2.1 inches of snowFebruary: 3.01 inches of precipitation, 1.0 inches of snowMarch: 4.02 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowApril: 3.84 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 4.25 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.56 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.18 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 5.59 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 5.15 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.67 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.43 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowDecember: 3.84 inches of precipitation, 0.4 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 40.8°F averageFebruary: 43.6°F averageMarch: 50.7°F averageApril: 60.7°F averageMay: 68.5°F averageJune: 76.2°F averageJuly: 80.1°F averageAugust: 78.4°F averageSeptember: 72.5°F averageOctober: 61.9°F averageNovember: 51.7°F averageDecember: 44.0°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Hopewell, 8 miles from the center point at 40 feet, station USC00444101 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 4 inches a year on the same inches scale.

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

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Battlefield Park · 15 mi
Richmond National Battlefield Park
National Battlefield · 18 mi
Petersburg National Battlefield
Part of Colonial National Historical Park · 20 mi
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
National Historic Site · 23 mi
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
National Historical Park · 27 mi
Colonial National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 65 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Virginia

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is James River National Wildlife Refuge?

4,627 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages James River National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is James River National Wildlife Refuge in?

Virginia.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to James River National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 37.275° N, 77.133° W. Richmond National Battlefield Park is 15 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near James River National Wildlife Refuge?

Richmond National Battlefield Park (15 mi), Petersburg National Battlefield (18 mi) and Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (20 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near James River National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 65 listings within 15 miles, including Exchange Building and Azurest South.

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 (Q6142161), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: James River 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.