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Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on the shores of Willapa Bay in Washington, United States. It comprises 11,000 acres (45 km2) of sand dunes, sand beaches, mudflats, grasslands, saltwater and freshwater marshes, and coniferous forest. The refuge includes Long Island with stands of old growth Western red cedar and hemlock.

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Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by Sam Beebe, licensed CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateWashington
Size20,751 acres
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point46.45° N, 123.97° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 8)

Boundary map

9 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 Willapa National Wildlife Refuge40°50°60°January: 12.04 inches of precipitationFebruary: 7.76 inches of precipitationMarch: 8.71 inches of precipitationApril: 6.79 inches of precipitationMay: 3.55 inches of precipitationJune: 2.58 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.01 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.63 inches of precipitationSeptember: 2.66 inches of precipitationOctober: 8.20 inches of precipitationNovember: 11.43 inches of precipitationDecember: 12.15 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 42.4°F averageFebruary: 42.9°F averageMarch: 44.9°F averageApril: 47.6°F averageMay: 52.0°F averageJune: 55.4°F averageJuly: 58.5°F averageAugust: 59.0°F averageSeptember: 56.9°F averageOctober: 51.0°F averageNovember: 45.4°F averageDecember: 42.0°F average0 in5 in10 in15 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Long Beach Exp Stn, 7 miles from the center point at 25 feet, station USC00454748 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 79 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.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historical Park · 8 mi
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 55 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Washington

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Willapa National Wildlife Refuge?

20,751 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Willapa National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Willapa National Wildlife Refuge in?

Washington.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Willapa National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 46.453° N, 123.971° W. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park is 8 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Which national parks are near Willapa National Wildlife Refuge?

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (8 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Willapa National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 55 listings within 15 miles, including Lightship Wal-604, Columbia and Shelburne Hotel.

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 (Q2576597), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Willapa 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.