Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
Sachuest Point is a wildlife refuge in the southeasternmost part of the Town of Middletown, Rhode Island, on a peninsula between the Sakonnet River and Rhode Island Sound, the 242-acre (0.98 km2). It is visited by over 65,000 annual people each year.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| State | Rhode Island |
| Size | 245 acres |
| FWS region | Region 5 |
| Center point | 41.48° N, 71.24° W |
| Night sky | Some glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 56) |
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
- 2.9 miCasino Theatre, Newport Casino ↗National Historic Landmark
- 3 miBell, Isaac, House ↗National Historic Landmark
- 3.1 miChanning Memorial Church ↗National Historic Landmark
- 3.1 miKing, Edward, House ↗National Historic Landmark
- 9.9 miCuffe, Paul, Farm ↗National Historic Landmark
- 0.9 mi
- 1.2 miBoyd's Windmill ↗Middletown, RI
- 1.2 miSt. Columba’s, the Berkeley Memorial Chapel ↗Middletown, RI
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Guidebooks for Rhode Island
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge?
245 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in?
Rhode Island.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 41.482° N, 71.244° W. Touro Synagogue National Historic Site is 3 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Which national parks are near Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge?
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (3 mi), New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (19 mi) and Roger Williams National Memorial (25 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.
Source: Nearby on the other atlases
Are there historic places near Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 120 listings within 15 miles, including Casino Theatre, Newport Casino and Bell, Isaac, 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 (Q7396788), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Sachuest Point 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.