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Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge

The Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge situated along the shore of Ninigret Pond. It is characterized by salt marshes, kettle ponds, freshwater wetlands, maritime shrub lands, and forests, and it is seasonally inhabited by over 250 species of birds. During the winter months, black ducks, Canada geese, and diving ducks are especially prominent on the pond, while various species of migrating raptors are also common. Wildlife refuge staff also maintain a piping plover nesting program.

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Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Juliancolton, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateRhode Island
Size886 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point41.36° N, 71.66° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 12)

Boundary map

4 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 Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.34 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.75 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.17 inches of precipitationApril: 3.90 inches of precipitationMay: 3.32 inches of precipitationJune: 3.55 inches of precipitationJuly: 2.91 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.49 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.81 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.29 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.50 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.77 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 32.0°F averageFebruary: 33.4°F averageMarch: 39.6°F averageApril: 48.9°F averageMay: 58.3°F averageJune: 67.2°F averageJuly: 73.8°F averageAugust: 72.4°F averageSeptember: 65.7°F averageOctober: 55.2°F averageNovember: 45.9°F averageDecember: 37.6°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Westerly State AP, 7 miles from the center point at 81 feet, station USW00014794 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 43 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 · 18 mi
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Register listings within 15 miles · 68 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Rhode Island

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge?

886 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge in?

Rhode Island.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.363° N, 71.664° W. Touro Synagogue National Historic Site is 18 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge?

Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (18 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 68 listings within 15 miles, including L. A. Dunton and Charles W. Morgan.

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 (Q7038848), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Ninigret 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.