Central address: 11820 Jungle Trail, Vero Beach, FL 32963, USA
Elevation: 2.334
Time Zone: America/New_York
Latitude: 27° 48' 37.7604'' N
Longitude: 80° 25' 32.7216'' W
The latitude of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is 27.810489, and the longitude is -80.425756. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is located in Vero Beach, United States with the gps coordinates of 27° 48' 37.7604'' N and 80° 25' 32.7216'' W. The category of Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is Nature & Wildlife Areas.
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), and part of the Everglades Headwaters NWR complex, located just off the western coast of Orchid Island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida. The refuge consists of a 3-acre (12,000 m2) island that includes an additional 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon. Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting.
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Latitude | 27.810489 | Longitude | -80.425756 |
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Elevation | 2.334 | DMS Lat | 27° 48' 37.7604'' N |
DMS Lng | 80° 25' 32.7216'' W | GeoHASH | dhyy1yezb4cub |
UTM Zone | 17R | UTM Easting | 556559.732240451 |
UTM Northing | 3076341.90359975 | Time Zone | America/New_York |
Country | United States | State | Florida (FL) |