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Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge

The Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, is a refuge on Jupiter Island in Florida. Its official name as of 2019 is the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge. Part of the refuge is inside the town of Jupiter Island, while the rest is in the unincorporated areas of Martin County. The 1,035-acre (4.19 km2) refuge was established in 1969, to protect the loggerhead and green sea turtles. It is administered as part of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.

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National Wildlife Refuge1,047 acresUSFWSFL1 campground within 10 mi
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Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by carol bean from Palm Beach Gardens, licensed CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateFlorida
Size1,047 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point27.07° N, 80.12° W
Night skyNoticeable light pollution (Black Marble reading 83)

Boundary map

19 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

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 Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge60°70°80°90°January: 3.17 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.27 inches of precipitationMarch: 3.95 inches of precipitationApril: 2.87 inches of precipitationMay: 5.73 inches of precipitationJune: 9.56 inches of precipitationJuly: 7.00 inches of precipitationAugust: 9.03 inches of precipitationSeptember: 9.17 inches of precipitationOctober: 5.05 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.44 inches of precipitationDecember: 2.92 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 63.7°F averageFebruary: 65.5°F averageMarch: 68.2°F averageApril: 72.3°F averageMay: 76.5°F averageJune: 80.2°F averageJuly: 81.6°F averageAugust: 82.3°F averageSeptember: 80.5°F averageOctober: 76.8°F averageNovember: 70.6°F averageDecember: 66.2°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 in10 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Port Salerno 5W, 9 miles from the center point at 12 feet, station USC00087304 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 64 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.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 1 federal campground within ten miles sits inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

USACE · 8.4 mi
St Lucie South
Reservable21 sites

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 16 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Florida

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge?

1,047 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge in?

Florida.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 27.073° N, 80.125° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 16 listings within 15 miles, including Gate House and Olympia 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.
  • Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q5875003), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Hobe Sound 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.