Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Macomb State Historic Site, a park 4.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 12.3 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 13.9 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 17.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Macomb State Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
- Đền Thờ Quốc Tổ Hùng Vương: 5.7 mi
- Joe W. Brown Park: 7.9 mi
- Fort Pike State Historic Site: 8.7 mi
- Đền Quốc Tổ: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Griffith Monument: 13.2 mi
- Katrina Memorial: 13.2 mi
- September 11th Memorial: 13.3 mi
- House of Dance & Feathers: 12.9 mi
- The Old Arabi Sugar Museum: 13.4 mi
- Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum: 13.4 mi
- Visitor Center: 13.4 mi
- JAMNOLA: 14.9 mi
- St. Tammany Fishing Pier: 8.6 mi
- St. Tammany Fishing Pier: 8.6 mi
- Music Box Village: 13.7 mi
- Pearl River Eco Tours: 14.1 mi
- Cajun Encounters: 14.7 mi
- Đức Mẹ La Vang: 5.4 mi
- Resurrection Statue: 8.4 mi
- Ruby Bridges: 13.3 mi
- Bywater Art Garden: 14.1 mi
- Nord Sculpture: 14.8 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- White Kitchen Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Saint Tammany State Game Refuge: 14.8 mi
- Fazendeville: 13.4 mi
- Logtown: 19.2 mi
- Gainesville: 21.9 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Mount Saint Malo: 22.1 mi
- Magnolia Mound: 24.3 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 13.3 mi
- Order of the Arrow Garden: 13.6 mi
- Slidell I-10 Rest Area & Visitor's Center: 16.5 mi
- Mississippi Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
- Olimpic Beach: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | WSW 245° | 13 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Saint Malo | SE 134° | 1 m | 22.1 mi |
| Magnolia Mound | SE 126° | 1 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:29 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:28 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Orleans Lakefront AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- New Orleans/Eastern New Orleans · 8 mi
- Chalmette · 12 mi
- New Orleans/7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards · 13 mi
- New Orleans/Gentilly · 13 mi
- New Orleans/Lower 9th Ward · 13 mi
- New Orleans/Bywater · 14 mi
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