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Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge

Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge, located approximately 12 miles (19 km) off the coast of Darien, Georgia, in McIntosh County, was established on April 3, 1930 to provide protection and habitat for migratory birds. The barrier island refuge consists of Wolf Island and two smaller islands, Egg and Little Egg. Over 75% of the refuge's 5,126 acres (20.74 km2) are composed of saltwater marsh.

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Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge
Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

Facts

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DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateGeorgia
Size4,627 acres
FWS regionRegion 4
Center point31.35° N, 81.30° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 8)

Boundary map

2 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 Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge50°60°70°80°90°January: 3.62 inches of precipitationFebruary: 3.09 inches of precipitationMarch: 3.27 inches of precipitationApril: 3.54 inches of precipitationMay: 2.90 inches of precipitationJune: 6.61 inches of precipitationJuly: 4.37 inches of precipitationAugust: 6.66 inches of precipitationSeptember: 5.87 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.68 inches of precipitationNovember: 2.32 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.02 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 52.3°F averageFebruary: 54.8°F averageMarch: 60.5°F averageApril: 67.1°F averageMay: 74.8°F averageJune: 80.3°F averageJuly: 83.0°F averageAugust: 82.1°F averageSeptember: 78.6°F averageOctober: 70.4°F averageNovember: 61.5°F averageDecember: 55.1°F average0 in2 in4 in6 in8 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Sapelo Is, 4 miles from the center point at 10 feet, station USC00097808 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 50 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 Monument · 8 mi
Fort Frederica National Monument
National Register listings within 15 miles · 10 in all · Register Atlas

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

Guidebooks for Georgia

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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 Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge?

4,627 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge in?

Georgia.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 31.346° N, 81.299° W. Fort Frederica National Monument 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 Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge?

Fort Frederica National Monument (8 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 10 listings within 15 miles, including Behavior Cemetery and Needwood Baptist Church and School.

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 (Q8029851), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
  • Description: Wolf Island 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.