USFWS · U.S. Virgin Islands

Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge

Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge for threatened and endangered species, with particular emphasis on the leatherback sea turtle, located on the southwest corner of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Its two miles (3 km) of sandy beaches are ideal for nesting leatherbacks. The National Wildlife Refuge is open to the public for limited hours on Saturdays and Sundays.

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National Wildlife Refuge518 acresUSFWSVI
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Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Turn685, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
TerritoryU.S. Virgin Islands
Size518 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point17.68° N, 64.89° W
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 43)

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 Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge70°80°90°January: 1.94 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.35 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.62 inches of precipitationApril: 2.22 inches of precipitationMay: 3.62 inches of precipitationJune: 1.92 inches of precipitationJuly: 2.64 inches of precipitationAugust: 3.23 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.89 inches of precipitationOctober: 5.03 inches of precipitationNovember: 5.30 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.25 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 77.7°F averageFebruary: 78.0°F averageMarch: 78.2°F averageApril: 79.7°F averageMay: 81.2°F averageJune: 82.8°F averageJuly: 83.2°F averageAugust: 83.4°F averageSeptember: 82.8°F averageOctober: 82.2°F averageNovember: 80.6°F averageDecember: 78.8°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Christiansted AP, 6 miles from the center point at 61 feet, station VQW00011624 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 37 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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve · 10 mi
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
National Historic Site · 12 mi
Christiansted National Historic Site
National Monument · 19 mi
Buck Island Reef National Monument
National Register listings within 15 miles · 25 in all · Register Atlas

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

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge?

518 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Where is Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Virgin Islands.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 17.684° N, 64.893° W. Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve is 10 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge?

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve (10 mi), Christiansted National Historic Site (12 mi) and Buck Island Reef National Monument (19 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 25 listings within 15 miles, including Fort Frederick and Ft. Frederik of Us Virgin Islands.

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 (Q4407524), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Sandy 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.