Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge -Gibbstown Unit
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge -Gibbstown Unit is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Onion Hill stands 0 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pintail Drive, a park 0.6 miles away. Creole Nature Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Creole Nature Trail, National
- 12.4 mi off the Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway
57 named places within 25 miles
- Pintail Drive: 0.6 mi
- Pintail Wildlife Drive and Boardwalk: 0.9 mi
- Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge: 12.0 mi
- Grand Chenier Park: 13.4 mi
- Hayes Park: 14.4 mi
- Rutherford Beach: 13.6 mi
- Hackberry Beach: 14.6 mi
- North Beach: 22.4 mi
- Imperial Calcasieu Museum: 20.7 mi
- Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center: 21.3 mi
- The Children's Museum: 21.5 mi
- Onion Hill: 12.7 mi
- Latania Hill: 13.6 mi
- South’s Defenders Memorial Monument: 21.4 mi
- Rose Bluff: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge -Gibbstown Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onion Hill | E 89° | 0 m | 12.7 mi |
| Latania Hill | E 97° | 0 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:42 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:39 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
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 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Charles, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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