USFWS · North Carolina

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge

Situated along the Pee Dee River, Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge contains 8,443 acres (34.17 km2) in Anson and Richmond Counties, North Carolina. The refuge was established in October 1963 to provide wintering habitat for geese and other migratory waterfowl.

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Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNorth Carolina
Size8,621 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point35.08° N, 80.05° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 20)

Boundary map

6 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 Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 4.07 inches of precipitation, 1.9 inches of snowFebruary: 3.20 inches of precipitation, 0.9 inches of snowMarch: 3.81 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowApril: 3.37 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 3.29 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.36 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.19 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 4.79 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 4.71 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.82 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.59 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowDecember: 3.58 inches of precipitation, 0.2 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 42.3°F averageFebruary: 45.4°F averageMarch: 52.7°F averageApril: 61.5°F averageMay: 69.5°F averageJune: 76.9°F averageJuly: 80.5°F averageAugust: 78.9°F averageSeptember: 73.1°F averageOctober: 62.5°F averageNovember: 52.3°F averageDecember: 45.2°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Wadesboro, 8 miles from the center point at 480 feet, station USC00318964 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 48 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 3 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 Register listings within 15 miles · 7 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for North Carolina

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    2011
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    Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and Jim Grode, 2020
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge?

8,621 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge in?

North Carolina.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 35.080° N, 80.055° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 7 listings within 15 miles, including Us Post Office and Westview Cemetery.

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: Pee Dee 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.