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Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge

Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Missouri, United States. It was established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.

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Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by CrunchySkies, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateMissouri
Size7,446 acres
FWS regionRegion 3
Center point40.09° N, 95.25° 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 Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 25.3°F averageFebruary: 30.3°F averageMarch: 41.9°F averageApril: 52.5°F averageMay: 63.6°F averageJune: 73.0°F averageJuly: 76.9°F averageAugust: 75.2°F averageSeptember: 67.1°F averageOctober: 54.8°F averageNovember: 41.4°F averageDecember: 30.3°F averageTemp °F
The line is the average temperature at Oregon, 9 miles from the center point at 1,058 feet, station USC00236357 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020.

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 · 21 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Missouri

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  • Rail-trails Iowa & Missouri
    Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2017
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  • The Ozarks: 43 spectacular hikes in Arkansas and Missouri
    Jim Warnock, 2017
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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 Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge?

7,446 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in?

Missouri.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 40.089° N, 95.249° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 21 listings within 15 miles, including Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot and Poulet House.

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 (Q7582171), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Loess Bluffs 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.