Skip to content

Ruddock

Ruddock from directly overhead

Ruddock is a ghost town in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch, a attraction 3.1 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 13 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates30.20440, -90.42500

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thomas F. Daley Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
  • Larayo Youth Park: 10.1 mi
  • Regala Park: 12.2 mi
  • Swamp Walk: 13.4 mi
  • Norco Park: 13.8 mi
Museums: 18
  • 1811 Kid Ory Historic House: 10.5 mi
  • San Fransisco Plantation: 15.0 mi
  • Garyville Timbermill Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Louisiana Quilt Trail: 16.1 mi
  • Louisiana Treasures Museum: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch: 3.1 mi
  • San Francisco Plantation: 15.1 mi
  • Mitchell's Swamp Adventures/Mitchell - Kliebert Headquarters: 17.7 mi
  • Evergreen Plantation: 17.9 mi
  • Destrehan Plantation: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Angel's Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 18.8 mi
  • Compassionate Friends Memorial Garden: 19.1 mi
  • USCGC WHITE ALDER Memorial: 22.0 mi
  • Garden of Honor: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Rose Mound: 14.9 mi
  • Brown's Ridge: 19.1 mi
  • Indian Camp Ridge: 20.7 mi
  • Indian Mound: 20.8 mi
  • Laborde Mountain: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 10.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruddock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laborde MountainSE 125°13 m24.1 mi
Indian Camp RidgeNW 307°8 m20.7 mi
Rose MoundNW 326°3 m14.9 mi
Brown's RidgeWNW 287°2 m19.1 mi
Indian MoundWNW 288°2 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4219:14
June solstice06:0119:3220:07
September equinox06:5118:2819:00
December solstice06:5516:3017:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535762697681838380716155
Precip in5.94.44.95.55.98.67.15.75.74.14.35.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reserve, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

WikipediaWikidata
More ghost towns in Louisiana

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Ruddock.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens