Key West National Wildlife Refuge
The Key West National Wildlife Refuge is a 189,497 acre (766.867 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Monroe County, Florida, between Key West, Florida and the Dry Tortugas. Only 2,019 acres (8.171 km2) of land are above sea level, on several keys within the refuge. These keys are unpopulated and are also designated as Wilderness within the Florida Keys Wilderness. The refuge was established to provide a preserve and breeding ground for native birds and other wildlife as well as to provide habitat and protection for endangered and threatened fish, wildlife, plants and migratory birds.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Florida |
| Size | 210,597 acres |
| FWS region | Region 4 |
| Center point | 24.56° N, 81.99° 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
- 0.4 miFort Zachary Taylor ↗National Historic Landmark
- 0.6 miIngham (uscgc) ↗National Historic Landmark
- 1 miHemingway, Ernest, House ↗National Historic Landmark
- 1.7 miHa. 19 (Japanese Midget Submarine) ↗National Historic Landmark
- under 0.1 miSand Key Lighthouse ↗Key West, FL
- 0.5 miWestern Union (schooner) ↗Key West, FL
- 0.6 miLittle White House ↗Key West, FL
- 0.6 mi
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
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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 Key West National Wildlife Refuge?
210,597 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Key West National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Key West National Wildlife Refuge in?
Florida.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Key West National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 24.559° N, 81.992° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Key West National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 18 listings within 15 miles, including Fort Zachary Taylor and Ingham (uscgc).
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 (Q663584), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Key West 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.