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Pomme de Terre Wildlife Management Area

Pomme de Terre Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Pomme de Terre Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Rock Hill stands 105 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pomme De Terre State Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Colonial Trails Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

How to reach it

Coordinates31.05129, -91.82912

23 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • Pomme De Terre State Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
  • Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
  • Spring Bayou State Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
  • Marksville State Historic Site: 13.9 mi
  • Red River State Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 3
Museums: 2
  • Cottonport Museum and Cultural Center: 14.1 mi
  • Angola Museum: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pomme de Terre Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillE 94°105 m16.3 mi
Blockhouse HillE 83°104 m16.8 mi
Les Grandes CôtesW 270°23 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:19
June solstice06:0519:3920:15
September equinox06:5618:3419:05
December solstice07:0216:3317:10

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505360677581838378685852
Precip in6.85.34.75.95.04.94.14.74.54.85.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bunkie, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1117966343

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