Manchac Wildlife Management Area
Manchac Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Limited Access Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 12 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Swamp Walk: 9.9 mi
- Ponchatoula Commercial Historic District: 12.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 13.1 mi
- Jaycee Park: 13.2 mi
- Greenleaf Park: 13.7 mi
- Louisiana Quilt Trail: 12.7 mi
- Maritime Museum Louisiana: 14.3 mi
- Madisonville Museum: 14.7 mi
- Louisiana Treasures Museum: 16.1 mi
- 1811 Kid Ory Historic House: 16.7 mi
- Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch: 9.6 mi
- Mitchell's Swamp Adventures/Mitchell - Kliebert Headquarters: 15.1 mi
- Hammond Historic District: 17.4 mi
- San Francisco Plantation: 21.7 mi
- Destrehan Plantation: 22.6 mi
- Sugar Mill Ruins: 19.0 mi
- Compassionate Friends Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Spanish Fort: 23.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 23.5 mi
- Limited Access Area: 1.3 mi
- Limited Access Area: 9.9 mi
- Joyce Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Lake Ramsay Savannah Wildlife Management Area: 20.6 mi
- Rose Mound: 15.1 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 22.5 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 22.9 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 23.9 mi
- Indian Mound: 24.5 mi
- LaSalle's Landing: 21.5 mi
- Returning The Chains: 24.2 mi
- The Longboat: 24.3 mi
- Jendiva 2001: 24.5 mi
- Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: 24.8 mi
- Duncans Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Saulsettoon Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Pea Patch: 16.9 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 23.8 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manchac Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | SE 141° | 13 m | 23.9 mi |
| Indian Camp Ridge | WNW 290° | 8 m | 22.5 mi |
| Rose Mound | WNW 300° | 3 m | 15.1 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | W 272° | 2 m | 22.9 mi |
| Indian Mound | W 274° | 2 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:32 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:28 | 18:59 |
| 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/38472182
Day trips start here
- LaPlace · 16 mi
- Kenner · 19 mi
- Metairie · 22 mi
- Saint Rose · 22 mi
- New Orleans/Lakeview and Lakeshore · 23 mi
- Jefferson · 24 mi
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