Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge
Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1989 to protect and enhance wooded wetlands consisting of bottomland hardwoods and swamps with high waterfowl value along the Roanoke River. The extensive bottomland hardwood habitat of the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge is part of what the Nature Conservancy calls "one of the last great places".
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | North Carolina |
| Size | 21,312 acres |
| FWS region | Region 4 |
| Center point | 35.88° N, 77.00° W |
| Night sky | Very dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 30) |
Boundary map
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
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
- 9.8 miHayes Plantation ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.9 miCupola House ↗National Historic Landmark
- 10.1 miChowan County Courthouse ↗National Historic Landmark
- 0.2 miFort Branch Site ↗Hamilton, NC
- 0.5 miDarden Hotel ↗Hamilton, NC
- 0.5 miMartin County Courthouse ↗Williamston, NC
- 0.7 miLiberty Hall ↗Windsor, NC
- 0.8 miJordan House ↗Windsor, NC
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Guidebooks for North Carolina
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- Great Day Hikes on North Carolina's Mountains-To-Sea TrailFriends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and Jim Grode, 2020Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge?
21,312 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge in?
North Carolina.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 35.880° N, 77.000° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Are there historic places near Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 62 listings within 15 miles, including Hayes Plantation and Cupola House.
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 (Q3423296), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Roanoke River 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.