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Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge

The Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge is a 1043-acre National Wildlife Refuge in Lajas, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

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Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
TerritoryPuerto Rico
Size760 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point18.01° N, 67.10° W
Night skyNoticeable light pollution (Black Marble reading 93)

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 Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge70°80°90°January: 2.21 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.29 inches of precipitationMarch: 2.52 inches of precipitationApril: 3.27 inches of precipitationMay: 4.42 inches of precipitationJune: 2.19 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.50 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.87 inches of precipitationSeptember: 5.66 inches of precipitationOctober: 6.34 inches of precipitationNovember: 5.64 inches of precipitationDecember: 2.00 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 74.7°F averageFebruary: 74.6°F averageMarch: 75.4°F averageApril: 77.0°F averageMay: 79.2°F averageJune: 80.7°F averageJuly: 81.1°F averageAugust: 81.0°F averageSeptember: 80.7°F averageOctober: 80.3°F averageNovember: 78.3°F averageDecember: 75.8°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Lajas Substn, 2 miles from the center point at 90 feet, station RQC00665097 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 45 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 Register listings within 15 miles · 43 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for hiking across the country

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge?

760 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Where is Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge?

Puerto Rico.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 18.015° N, 67.098° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 43 listings within 15 miles, including Casa de los Ponce de Leon and Rivera, Luis Munoz, School.

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.
  • Description: Laguna Cartagena 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.