Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Mound, a peak 5.9 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
106 named places within 25 miles
- Swamp Walk: 11.5 mi
- King George Park: 11.7 mi
- Kliebert & Son’s Gator Tours: 12.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 12.7 mi
- Ponchatoula Commercial Historic District: 12.8 mi
- Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Louisiana Treasures Museum: 9.8 mi
- Louisiana Quilt Trail: 12.7 mi
- Tangipahoa African American Heritage Museum & Veterans Archives: 15.0 mi
- Garyville Timbermill Museum: 16.7 mi
- Mitchell's Swamp Adventures/Mitchell - Kliebert Headquarters: 12.3 mi
- Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch: 12.5 mi
- Hammond Historic District: 15.9 mi
- San Francisco Plantation: 17.3 mi
- Evergreen Plantation: 19.2 mi
- Rose Mound: 5.9 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 8.9 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 9.2 mi
- Indian Mound: 10.4 mi
- Duncans Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Saulsettoon Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Ruddock: 11.5 mi
- Frenier: 16.2 mi
- Galveztown: 18.5 mi
- F-4 Phantom Jet: 17.9 mi
- Angel's Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Galvez Town: 18.5 mi
- Returning The Chains: 18.3 mi
- The Longboat: 18.5 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 21.1 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | NW 310° | 8 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rose Mound | N 10° | 3 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | W 263° | 2 m | 8.9 mi |
| Indian Mound | W 269° | 2 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:33 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:29 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:31 | 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 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reserve, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/983750888
Day trips start here
- LaPlace · 17 mi
- Florida Parishes · 21 mi
- Vacherie · 22 mi
- Kenner · 28 mi
- Saint Rose · 28 mi
- Luling · 30 mi
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