Beauregard Parish Jail
Beauregard Parish Jail is an attraction in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 62 m. Gunter Hill stands 86 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Beauregard Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Attakapas-Coushatta Scenic Byway runs past it. 53 named places lie within 25 miles.
A former jailhouse
The story
jailhouse in DeRidder, Louisiana
Dates from 1914.
Wikidata Q2196397, matched on coordinates and name (48 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 62 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Attakapas-Coushatta Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Toledo Dam Vista LA · 30 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- West Park: 0.9 mi
- Bryant Park: 1.3 mi
- Little Cypress Pond Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Honor Field: 13.4 mi
- Boise-Vernon Wildlife Management Area: 14.0 mi
- Warrior Memorial Park monuments: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Community: 19.3 mi
- US Veterans: 20.5 mi
- Stringtown Schoolhouse: 20.5 mi
- Site of Old Burr's Ferry (At Highway Bridge): 20.6 mi
- Beauregard Museum: 0.1 mi
- Fort Polk Museum: 14.2 mi
- Fort Polk Military Museum: 14.2 mi
- Merryville Historical Society and Museum: 16.3 mi
- Longleaf Scenic Area: 14.2 mi
- Enduro Recreation Area: 19.4 mi
- Gunter Hill: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beauregard Parish Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunter Hill | NW 313° | 86 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 19:45 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:40 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Ridder, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367133205
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