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Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge

Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Maine, United States. It is one of the five refuges that together make up the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, along with Petit Manan, Cross Island, Franklin Island, and Seal Island. Pond Island NWR is an island in the mouth of the Kennebec River adjacent to Popham Beach.

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Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Jameslwoodward, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
1 fire
active
Coffee Pond Fire · 40 mi from the center · 10 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-11-01
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateMaine
Size14 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point43.74° N, 69.77° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 8)

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 →
Weather by month near Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°January: 4.37 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.91 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.92 inches of precipitationApril: 4.33 inches of precipitationMay: 3.60 inches of precipitationJune: 4.43 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.69 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.24 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.32 inches of precipitationOctober: 5.17 inches of precipitationNovember: 4.35 inches of precipitationDecember: 5.39 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 22.7°F averageFebruary: 24.6°F averageMarch: 32.4°F averageApril: 42.9°F averageMay: 53.3°F averageJune: 61.7°F averageJuly: 67.8°F averageAugust: 67.2°F averageSeptember: 60.3°F averageOctober: 49.7°F averageNovember: 39.8°F averageDecember: 29.3°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Westport Island, 11 miles from the center point at 90 feet, station USC00179547 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 52 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.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01
  • Wildfire
    Coffee Pond Fire

    40 mi from the center point · 10 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Monument · 21 mi
Frances Perkins National Monument
National Register listings within 15 miles · 65 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Maine

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge?

14 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge in?

Maine.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 43.740° N, 69.771° W. Frances Perkins National Monument is 21 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Coffee Pond Fire at 40 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Which national parks are near Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge?

Frances Perkins National Monument (21 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 65 listings within 15 miles, including Isaac H. Evans (schooner) and Ingraham, Charles H., Cottage.

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 (Q2103524), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Pond 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.