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St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge

The St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Apalachicola, on the barrier island of St. Vincent. The refuge includes Pig Island, located in the southwest corner of St. Joseph Bay, nearly 9 miles west of St. Vincent and 86 acres of mainland Florida along Franklin County Road 30A. The 12,490-acre (51 km2) refuge was established in 1968.

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Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Mandcrobertson, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.
2 fires
active
Anf Bu 50 Queens Bay Rx 0121 (prescribed burn) · 40 mi from the center · 4,413 acres
1 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateFlorida
Size12,211 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point29.66° N, 85.14° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 9)

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 St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge50°60°70°80°90°January: 4.06 inches of precipitationFebruary: 4.17 inches of precipitationMarch: 4.34 inches of precipitationApril: 2.91 inches of precipitationMay: 1.87 inches of precipitationJune: 5.86 inches of precipitationJuly: 5.74 inches of precipitationAugust: 7.79 inches of precipitationSeptember: 5.38 inches of precipitationOctober: 3.63 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.74 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.59 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 54.0°F averageFebruary: 56.8°F averageMarch: 61.7°F averageApril: 67.3°F averageMay: 74.8°F averageJune: 80.7°F averageJuly: 82.2°F averageAugust: 82.2°F averageSeptember: 79.2°F averageOctober: 71.5°F averageNovember: 62.1°F averageDecember: 56.5°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Apalachicola AP, 8 miles from the center point at 19 feet, station USW00012832 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 53 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
  • Prescribed
    Anf Bu 50 Queens Bay Rx 0121

    40 mi from the center point · 4,413 acres

  • Wildfire
    105

    43 mi from the center point · 215 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 Register listings within 15 miles · 10 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 St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge?

12,211 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge in?

Florida.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 29.663° N, 85.136° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge right now?

2 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-11-01, the nearest Anf Bu 50 Queens Bay Rx 0121 at 40 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

Are there historic places near St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 10 listings within 15 miles, including Governor Stone (schooner) and Fort Gadsden Historic Memorial.

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 (Q7592100), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: St. Vincent 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.