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Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge

The Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a satellite of Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. In 1973 about 207 acres (0.84 km2) of salt marsh were transferred to the Service by the United States Navy to form the refuge. An additional 204 acres (0.83 km2) were transferred in 1999.

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Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
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Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateVirginia
Size425 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point36.82° N, 76.55° W
Night skyNoticeable light pollution (Black Marble reading 100)

Boundary map

2 outlines

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 Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.66 inches of precipitation, 3.1 inches of snowFebruary: 2.96 inches of precipitation, 1.5 inches of snowMarch: 4.07 inches of precipitation, 0.3 inches of snowApril: 3.62 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 3.95 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.70 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.69 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 5.77 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 5.80 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 4.26 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.65 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowDecember: 3.69 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 40.2°F averageFebruary: 42.7°F averageMarch: 49.1°F averageApril: 58.6°F averageMay: 66.4°F averageJune: 74.2°F averageJuly: 78.3°F averageAugust: 76.8°F averageSeptember: 71.3°F averageOctober: 61.0°F averageNovember: 50.6°F averageDecember: 43.7°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Suffolk Lake Kilby, 7 miles from the center point at 22 feet, station USC00448192 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 52 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 6 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 Monument · 19 mi
Fort Monroe National Monument
Part of Colonial National Historical Park · 27 mi
Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Park · 28 mi
Colonial National Historical Park
Part of Colonial National Historical Park · 28 mi
Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 90 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge?

425 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge in?

Virginia.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 36.822° N, 76.545° W. Fort Monroe National Monument is 19 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge?

Fort Monroe National Monument (19 mi), Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park (27 mi) and Colonial National Historical Park (28 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 90 listings within 15 miles, including St. Luke's Church and Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth.

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 (Q14712940), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Nansemond 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.