USFWS · Mississippi

Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge

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National Wildlife Refuge 4,675 acres USFWS MS 5 campgrounds within 10 mi

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

Photo by Magnolia677, licensed CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

Where each comes from ↓

Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	Mississippi
Size	4,675 acres
FWS region	Region 4
Center point	33.78° N, 90.14° W
Night sky	About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 18)

Boundary map

7 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

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 Minter City, 5 miles from the center point at 145 feet, station USC00225897 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 61 inches a year. The dotted line is average snowfall, about 1 inch 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.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 5 federal campgrounds within ten miles sit inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

Gums Crossing Campground

Eagle Point Campground

Most refuges do not allow overnight camping. The campgrounds listed are outside the refuge.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas

National Monument · 17 mi

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

National Register listings within 15 miles · 30 in all · Register Atlas

2.7 mi
Confederate Redoubt ↗Grenada, MS
3.2 mi
Odd Fellows and Confederate Cemetery ↗Grenada, MS
3.3 mi
Us Post Office--Grenada ↗Grenada, MS
3.4 mi
Evergreen Plantation ↗Grenada, MS
3.5 mi
Walthall, Sen. Edward C., House ↗Grenada, MS
3.5 mi
Grenada Masonic Temple ↗Grenada, MS
3.6 mi
Grenada Bank ↗Grenada, MS
3.6 mi
Lee-Dubard House ↗Grenada, MS

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

Guidebooks for Mississippi

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Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway
F. Lynne Bachleda, 2018
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Exploring coastal Mississippi
Scott B. Williams, 2014
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Civil War Mississippi
Michael Ballard, 2012
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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 Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

4,675 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge in?

Mississippi.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

The refuge page says whether camping is allowed here. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 33.779° N, 90.135° W. Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is 17 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument (17 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 30 listings within 15 miles, including Confederate Redoubt and Odd Fellows and Confederate Cemetery.

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 (Q7680056), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
Description: Tallahatchie 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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