Duncans Bluff
Duncans Bluff is a cliff in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Mound, a peak 1.2 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
96 named places within 25 miles
- Kliebert & Son’s Gator Tours: 7.3 mi
- Jaycee Park: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
- Ponchatoula Commercial Historic District: 8.5 mi
- Swamp Walk: 8.9 mi
- Louisiana Treasures Museum: 3.4 mi
- Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- Louisiana Quilt Trail: 8.5 mi
- Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives: 9.0 mi
- Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum: 23.0 mi
- Rose Mound: 1.2 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 7.6 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 12.1 mi
- Indian Mound: 12.8 mi
- Mitchell's Swamp Adventures/Mitchell - Kliebert Headquarters: 6.7 mi
- Hammond Historic District: 10.0 mi
- Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch: 18.1 mi
- San Francisco Plantation: 24.1 mi
- Ruddock: 16.1 mi
- Galveztown: 19.0 mi
- Frenier: 22.0 mi
- Saulsettoon Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 21.2 mi
- F-4 Phantom Jet: 14.6 mi
- Galvez Town: 19.0 mi
- Denham Spring: 23.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Duncans Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | W 263° | 8 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rose Mound | SSE 149° | 3 m | 1.2 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | SW 229° | 2 m | 12.1 mi |
| Indian Mound | WSW 237° | 2 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:33 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:29 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hammond 5 E, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358366452
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- Vacherie · 28 mi
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