Limited Access Area
Limited Access Area is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Swamp Walk, a park 0.8 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
No internal combustion vehicles from September to January with exception of trolling motors. No vehicles from November to January.
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 27.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 24 mi
94 named places within 25 miles
- Swamp Walk: 0.8 mi
- Ponchatoula Commercial Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 3.4 mi
- Ponchatoula Area Recreation District #1: 4.2 mi
- Louisiana Quilt Trail: 2.9 mi
- Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives: 7.2 mi
- Louisiana Treasures Museum: 7.7 mi
- Nature Center: 13.2 mi
- Madisonville Museum: 15.3 mi
- Joyce Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Manchac Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Limited Access Area: 10.7 mi
- Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Lake Ramsay Savannah Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Rose Mound: 9.0 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 17.1 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 20.5 mi
- Indian Mound: 21.6 mi
- Mitchell's Swamp Adventures/Mitchell - Kliebert Headquarters: 5.5 mi
- Hammond Historic District: 7.6 mi
- Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch: 16.7 mi
- Duncans Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Saulsettoon Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Sugar Mill Ruins: 23.0 mi
- F-4 Phantom Jet: 23.7 mi
- Pea Patch: 16.7 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Limited Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | W 266° | 8 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rose Mound | W 261° | 3 m | 9.0 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | WSW 247° | 2 m | 20.5 mi |
| Indian Mound | WSW 250° | 2 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:32 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:30 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hammond 5 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/981064504
Day trips start here
- LaPlace · 23 mi
- Florida Parishes · 26 mi
- Kenner · 29 mi
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