Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area
Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Dough Hills stands 71 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Inglewood Plantation Historic District, a park 6.3 miles away. Colonial Trails Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- Inglewood Plantation Historic District: 6.3 mi
- Gimble Park: 8.7 mi
- Magnolia Recreation Park: 9.1 mi
- Castor Creek Scenic Area: 9.6 mi
- St Fracis Cabrini Walking Trail and Park: 9.9 mi
- Bailey's Dam Overlook: 12.5 mi
- Moon Tree: 13.0 mi
- Camp Livingston: POW Camp: 20.1 mi
- Camp LIvingston Gas Chamber: 21.0 mi
- Camp Livingston Bowling Area & Tennis Courts: 21.4 mi
- Southern Forest Heritage Museum: 10.9 mi
- Kent Plantation House: 11.3 mi
- Louisiana History Museum: 11.7 mi
- T.R.E.E. House Children's Museum: 11.8 mi
- Arna Bontemps African-American Museum: 11.8 mi
- McNutt Hill: 16.2 mi
- Les Grandes Côtes: 18.6 mi
- Dough Hills: 24.6 mi
- Elbow Slough Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Acadiana Conservation Corridor: 15.3 mi
- Miller Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Grimes Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Flying Tigers Heritage Park: 13.5 mi
- chicot springs: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dough Hills | WNW 304° | 71 m | 24.6 mi |
| McNutt Hill | NW 310° | 56 m | 16.2 mi |
| Les Grandes Côtes | ESE 110° | 23 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:42 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:36 | 17:12 |
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 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Dean LEE Rsch STN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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