Nature reserve · Louisiana

Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge

Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Elmer's Island Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Wetlands Cultural Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 14 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2009

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Louisiana Department

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.20345, -90.05312

0.3 mi off the Wetlands Cultural Trail
28.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National

Around it

14 named places within 25 miles

Parks7

Carl T. Satin Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
Ninety West Park: 3.9 mi
Wisner State Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
East Timbalier Island Reservation: 17.9 mi
East Timbalier Island National Wildlife Refuge: 18.4 mi

Nature reserves4

Beaches1

Grand Isle Beach: 5.2 mi

Historic sites1

Fort Livingston: 8.1 mi

Rest areas1

Bayou Lafourche Fin: 10.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:05	18:41	19:12
June solstice	06:02	19:28	20:03
September equinox	06:49	18:27	18:58
December solstice	06:51	16:32	17:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	54	57	63	69	76	81	82	83	79	71	62	56
Precip in	5.6	4.2	4.7	4.4	5.1	6.9	9.2	7.6	6.6	4.3	3.5	4.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galliano, 24 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1118585774

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