USFWS · Connecticut

Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

The Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge is a 950-acre (384.5 ha) National Wildlife Refuge in ten units across the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the Atlantic Flyway, the refuge spans 70 miles (110 km) of Connecticut coastline and provides important resting, feeding, and nesting habitat for many species of wading birds, shorebirds, songbirds and terns, including the endangered roseate tern. Adjacent waters serve as wintering habitat for brant, scoters, American black duck, and other waterfowl. Overall, the refuge encompasses over 900 acres (364.2 ha) of barrier beach, intertidal wetland and fragile island habitats.

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National Wildlife Refuge 1,044 acres USFWS CT

Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, licensed CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓

Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	Connecticut
Size	1,044 acres
FWS region	Region 5
Center point	41.16° N, 73.15° W
Night sky	Noticeable light pollution (Black Marble reading 138)

Boundary map

17 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 →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Bridgeport Sikorsky Mem AP, 1 mile from the center point at 5 feet, station USW00094702 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 44 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 34 inches a year on the same inches scale.

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 Historic Site · 10 mi

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

National Historic Site · 12 mi

Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site

National Historical Park · 12 mi

Weir Farm National Historical Park

National Memorial · 20 mi

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

National Memorial · 21 mi

General Grant National Memorial

National Historic Site · 25 mi

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

National Register listings within 15 miles · 778 in all · Register Atlas

1.5 mi
Barnum Museum ↗National Historic Landmark
3.1 mi
Knapp Tavern ↗National Historic Landmark
4 mi
L. A. Dunton ↗National Historic Landmark
4 mi
Sabino (steamer) ↗National Historic Landmark
4 mi
Emma C. Berry (Fishing Sloop) ↗National Historic Landmark
4.1 mi
Peter Augustus Jay House ↗National Historic Landmark
4.1 mi
Charles W. Morgan ↗National Historic Landmark
4.6 mi
Whitfield, Henry, House ↗National Historic Landmark

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

Guidebooks for Connecticut

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Birding in Connecticut
Frank Gallo, 2018
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Hiking Connecticut and Rhode Is
Rhonda and George Ostertag, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge?

1,044 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in?

Connecticut.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.161° N, 73.146° W. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 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 Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge?

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (10 mi), Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (12 mi) and Weir Farm National Historical Park (12 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 778 listings within 15 miles, including Barnum Museum and Knapp Tavern.

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 (Q7615723), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
Description: Stewart B. McKinney 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.
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