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Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge

The Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Poquoson, Virginia, located on the southwestern corner of the Chesapeake Bay. The 3,501-acre (14.17 km2) refuge is located at about the midpoint of the Atlantic Flyway, and is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

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Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateVirginia
Size3,056 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point37.14° N, 76.33° W
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 49)

Boundary map

3 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 Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°70°80°January: 3.48 inches of precipitation, 2.4 inches of snowFebruary: 2.88 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowMarch: 4.42 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowApril: 3.33 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowMay: 3.77 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJune: 4.01 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowJuly: 5.33 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowAugust: 4.94 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowSeptember: 4.77 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowOctober: 3.93 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowNovember: 3.27 inches of precipitation, 0.0 inches of snowDecember: 3.70 inches of precipitation, 0.1 inches of snowJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 40.6°F averageFebruary: 42.7°F averageMarch: 48.9°F averageApril: 58.1°F averageMay: 66.7°F averageJune: 75.0°F averageJuly: 79.3°F averageAugust: 77.8°F averageSeptember: 72.2°F averageOctober: 61.3°F averageNovember: 51.1°F averageDecember: 43.9°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Langley AFB, 4 miles from the center point at 10 feet, station USW00013702 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.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge?

3,056 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge in?

Virginia.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 37.140° N, 76.329° W. Fort Monroe National Monument is 6 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge?

Fort Monroe National Monument (6 mi), Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park (8 mi) and Colonial National Historical Park (14 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 55 listings within 15 miles, including Full Scale Tunnel and Eight-Foot High Speed Tunnel.

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 (Q7205358), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Plum Tree Island 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.