Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
The Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge is a component of the Delaware River estuary in Salem County, New Jersey, it is just north of the Salem River and south of Pennsville.
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| Designation | National Wildlife Refuge |
| Managed by | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| States | New Jersey, Delaware |
| Size | 3,680 acres |
| FWS region | Region 5 |
| Center point | 39.60° N, 75.52° W |
| Night sky | Some glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 68) |
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
- 10.5 miBroom, Jacob, House ↗National Historic Landmark
- 14.5 miOld Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal ↗National Historic Landmark
- under 0.1 miFinn's Point Rear Range Light ↗Salem, NJ
- 2.1 miNew Castle Ice Piers ↗New Castle, DE
- 2.4 miAmstel House ↗New Castle, DE
- 2.5 miEastern Lock of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal ↗Delaware City, DE
- 2.5 miLesley-Travers Mansion ↗New Castle, DE
- 2.7 miHermitage, The ↗New Castle, DE
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
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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 Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge?
3,680 acres.
Source: How acreage is computed
Who manages Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge?
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
What state is Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in?
The boundary crosses New Jersey and Delaware.
Source: How states are assigned
How do I get to Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge?
A point inside the boundary is at 39.597° N, 75.517° W. First State National Historical Park is 14 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Which national parks are near Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge?
First State National Historical Park (14 mi), Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site (29 mi) and Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (30 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.
Source: Nearby on the other atlases
Are there historic places near Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge?
The National Register has 322 listings within 15 miles, including Broom, Jacob, House and Old Lock Pump House, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
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 (Q7641923), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
- Description: Supawna Meadows 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.