USFWS · Missouri

Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Missouri.

National Wildlife Refuge 96 acres USFWS MO

Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	Missouri
Size	96 acres
FWS region	Region 3
Center point	37.62° N, 90.62° W
Night sky	Very dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 37)

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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Farmington, 17 miles from the center point at 900 feet, station USC00232809 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 45 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 9 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.

Limited data for this unit

This unit has no description or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and location above come from the agency layer.

The sources are read again every Sunday.

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Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 7 in all · Register Atlas

0.8 mi
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church ↗Pilot Knob, MO
0.9 mi
Fort Davidson ↗Pilot Knob, MO
1 mi
Ironton Lodge Hall ↗Ironton, MO
1 mi
St. Paul's Episcopal Church ↗Ironton, MO
1.2 mi
Iron County Courthouse Buildings ↗Ironton, MO
13.9 mi
Farmington State Hospital No. 4 Cemetery ↗Farmington, MO
14.4 mi
Queen, Harrison, House ↗Caledonia, MO

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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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge?

96 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge in?

Missouri.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 37.618° N, 90.624° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Pilot Knob National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 7 listings within 15 miles, including Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Fort Davidson.

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.
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.
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