D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge
D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Buckenham Hill stands 82 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayou D'Arbonne Recreation Area, a park 4.3 miles away. Bienville Trace Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Bayou D'Arbonne Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Kiroli Park: 6.6 mi
- Belle Point Park: 7.8 mi
- Ronald Brady Memorial Park: 7.8 mi
- River Oaks Park: 8.1 mi
- Museum of Coca-Cola: 9.2 mi
- Historic Biedenharn Home: 9.2 mi
- Biedenharn Museum and Gardens of Monroe: 9.3 mi
- Mascur Museum: 11.5 mi
- Chennault Aviation & Military Museum: 12.6 mi
- WWII Tank: 9.2 mi
- Flowering Shell Statue: 10.7 mi
- Butterfly Sculpture: 10.7 mi
- Statue: 11.1 mi
- ELSong Garden: 9.2 mi
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Serenity Garden: 13.2 mi
- Pargoud Indian Mound: 8.0 mi
- Buckenham Hill: 22.7 mi
- Elgin Spring: 8.8 mi
- Hot spring hiking trails: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckenham Hill | WSW 242° | 82 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pargoud Indian Mound | SE 137° | 22 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:44 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:35 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calhoun 2 N, 11 mi away.
- Little Yellow18 obs
- Fiery Skipper14 obs
- butterfly pea13 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper12 obs
- Red-spotted Admiral10 obs
- water dawnflower10 obs
- American beautyberry9 obs
- Red Buckeye9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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