USFWS · Rhode Island

Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Rhode Island.

National Wildlife Refuge800 acresUSFWSRI
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateRhode Island
Size800 acres
FWS regionRegion 5
Center point41.38° N, 71.58° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 13)

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 Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 4.17 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.85 inches of precipitationMarch: 5.69 inches of precipitationApril: 4.50 inches of precipitationMay: 3.58 inches of precipitationJune: 3.99 inches of precipitationJuly: 3.31 inches of precipitationAugust: 4.08 inches of precipitationSeptember: 4.30 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.49 inches of precipitationNovember: 4.38 inches of precipitationDecember: 5.23 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 28.3°F averageFebruary: 29.9°F averageMarch: 36.7°F averageApril: 46.0°F averageMay: 55.5°F averageJune: 64.5°F averageJuly: 70.3°F averageAugust: 69.0°F averageSeptember: 62.2°F averageOctober: 51.7°F averageNovember: 42.0°F averageDecember: 33.9°F average0 in2 in4 in6 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Kingston 1 W, 7 miles from the center point at 106 feet, station USW00054797 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 52 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.

Limited data for this unit

This unit has no description or nearby campgrounds in the sources this site reads. The boundary, size, agency and location above come from the agency layer.

The sources are read again every Sunday.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historic Site · 15 mi
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
National Register listings within 15 miles · 101 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Rhode Island

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    Rhonda and George Ostertag, 2019
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  • Rail-trails Southern New England
    Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, 2018
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    Steve Mirsky, 2010
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

800 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in?

Rhode Island.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 41.376° N, 71.583° W. Touro Synagogue National Historic Site is 15 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (15 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 101 listings within 15 miles, including Bell, Isaac, House and King, Edward, House.

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.
  • 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.