Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Pargoud Indian Mound stands 22 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Osterland Recreation Center, a park 3.3 miles away. Bienville Trace Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
- 50.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
84 named places within 25 miles
- Osterland Recreation Center: 3.3 mi
- Cities Service Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Belle Point Park: 5.1 mi
- River Oaks Park: 5.4 mi
- Heard Tennis Stadium: 5.5 mi
- Chennault Aviation & Military Museum: 6.8 mi
- Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum: 7.8 mi
- Museum of Coca-Cola: 8.0 mi
- Historic Biedenharn Home: 8.1 mi
- Biedenharn Museum and Gardens of Monroe: 8.1 mi
- Statue: 5.9 mi
- WWII Tank: 7.9 mi
- Flowering Shell Statue: 8.5 mi
- Butterfly Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- Serenity Garden: 4.8 mi
- ELSong Garden: 8.0 mi
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Pargoud Indian Mound: 6.4 mi
- Elgin Spring: 16.7 mi
- Hot spring hiking trails: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pargoud Indian Mound | SW 228° | 22 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:30 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monroe Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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