Moon Tree
Moon Tree is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Negro Foot Hill stands 120 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Palustruis Experimental Forest Johnson Tract, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Trails Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Moon Tree in Elmer, Louisiana.
Dates from 1976-04.
Wikidata Q27057508, matched on coordinates and name (60 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Longleaf Vista · 28 mi
53 named places within 25 miles
- Palustruis Experimental Forest Johnson Tract: 0.1 mi
- Castor Creek Scenic Area: 3.9 mi
- Valentine Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Magnolia Recreation Park: 5.0 mi
- Kincaid Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Southern Forest Heritage Museum: 13.9 mi
- Kent Plantation House: 14.3 mi
- Louisiana History Museum: 16.4 mi
- Arna Bontemps African-American Museum: 16.5 mi
- Alexandria Museum of Art: 16.5 mi
- McNutt Hill: 7.8 mi
- Dough Hills: 13.4 mi
- Sunk Hill: 21.8 mi
- Negro Foot Hill: 23.4 mi
- McAlpine Hill: 24.0 mi
- Bailey's Dam Overlook: 16.6 mi
- White supremacy monument: 23.6 mi
- Camp Livingston: POW Camp: 24.4 mi
- Camp LIvingston Gas Chamber: 24.8 mi
- Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Elbow Slough Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
- Enduro Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
- Flying Tigers Heritage Park: 13.4 mi
- Louisiana Mudfest: 22.0 mi
- Deloges Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Miller Bluff: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moon Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negro Foot Hill | NW 312° | 120 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sunk Hill | NW 325° | 74 m | 21.8 mi |
| Dough Hills | NW 324° | 71 m | 13.4 mi |
| McAlpine Hill | NNW 335° | 66 m | 24.0 mi |
| McNutt Hill | N 3° | 56 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:43 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alexandria Intl AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13465480168
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