Ghost town · Louisiana
Atchafalaya
Atchafalaya is a ghost town in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. The nearest named place is Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center, a rest area 0.3 miles away. Promised Land Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
ghost town in Louisiana, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates30.34628, -91.71933
- 3.3 mi off the Promised Land Scenic Byway
- 3.3 mi off the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Davis Roadside Park: 5.4 mi
- Sherburne Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
- Park's Park: 11.2 mi
- Sherburne Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Parc Hardy: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
- 82nd Airborne Division Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Vietnam and Korean War memorial: 12.0 mi
- Schilling Eagle Statue: 18.2 mi
- Mosaic Arch: 19.0 mi
- Downtown Lafayette Arch: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- McGee's Louisiana Swamp Tours and Adventures: 3.5 mi
- Mcgees swamp tour: 3.8 mi
- Champagne's Cajun Swamp Tours: 14.0 mi
- Cajun Country Swamp Tours: 14.0 mi
- De La Houssaye's Swamp Tours: 14.0 mi
Museums: 7
- Children's Museum of Acadiana: 19.7 mi
- Lafayette Science Museum: 19.7 mi
- Alexandre Mouton House: 20.0 mi
- Hilliard Art Museum: 20.1 mi
- Bayou Teche Museum: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Sherburne: 11.7 mi
- East Krotz Springs: 13.2 mi
- Elliot City: 14.9 mi
- False River: 17.2 mi
- Red Cross: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- Statue of Mary: 11.2 mi
- Corporate Block: 20.6 mi
- Sundial: 24.2 mi
- Blue Dog Statue: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center: 0.3 mi
- Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Atchafalaya National Wildlife Reserve: 10.0 mi
- Sherburne WMA Complex--South Farm: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Rose Garden: 22.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:37 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:35 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette Rgnl AP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Atchafalaya Basin · 4 mi
- Henderson · 5 mi
- Krotz Springs · 13 mi
- St. Martinville · 17 mi
- Acadiana · 19 mi
- Lafayette · 20 mi
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