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White Horse Hill National Game Preserve

White Horse Hill National Game Preserve is a National Wildlife Refuge and nature center located on the shore of Devils Lake in Benson County, North Dakota, within the Spirit Lake Tribe reservation.

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National Wildlife Refuge940 acresUSFWSND
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateNorth Dakota
Size940 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point47.9901, -98.9716
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 26)

Boundary map

1 outline

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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 16 in all · Register Atlas

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

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is White Horse Hill National Game Preserve?

940 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages White Horse Hill National Game Preserve?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is White Horse Hill National Game Preserve in?

North Dakota.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to White Horse Hill National Game Preserve?

A point inside the boundary is at 47.990, -98.972. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

How dark is the night sky at White Horse Hill National Game Preserve?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 26 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, very dark ground, a faint glow at most.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Are there historic places near White Horse Hill National Game Preserve?

16 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Fort Totten and Ramsey County Sheriff's House.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: White Horse Hill National Game Preserve 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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