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Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge

Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Kansas. It was established in 1954 for the conservation and management of wildlife resources, particularly migratory birds.

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National Wildlife Refuge10,776 acresUSFWSKS
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by USFWS Mountain-Prairie, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateKansas
Size10,776 acres
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point39.65° N, 99.18° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 20)

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 Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.53 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.76 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.40 inches of precipitationApril: 2.24 inches of precipitationMay: 4.19 inches of precipitationJune: 3.29 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.96 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.35 inches of precipitationSeptember: 2.17 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.88 inches of precipitationNovember: 1.06 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.85 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 26.3°F averageFebruary: 30.1°F averageMarch: 40.6°F averageApril: 50.8°F averageMay: 61.5°F averageJune: 73.5°F averageJuly: 78.4°F averageAugust: 75.5°F averageSeptember: 66.8°F averageOctober: 52.9°F averageNovember: 39.5°F averageDecember: 29.1°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Kirwin Dam, 3 miles from the center point at 1,697 feet, station USC00144357 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 26 inches a year.

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 Historic Site · 26 mi
Nicodemus National Historic Site
National Register listings within 15 miles · 8 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Kansas

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  • The guide to Kansas birds and birding hot spots
    Bob Gress, 2025
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  • Kansas Trail Guide
    Jonathan M. Conard and Kristin M. Conard, 2015
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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 Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge?

10,776 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge in?

Kansas.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 39.654° N, 99.183° W. Nicodemus National Historic Site is 26 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge?

Nicodemus National Historic Site (26 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 8 listings within 15 miles, including Kirwin City Hall and Hoff School District No. 42.

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 (Q6416307), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Kirwin 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.