Nature reserve · Louisiana

Queen Bess Wildlife Refuge

Queen Bess Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Queen Bess Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Wetlands Cultural Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 16 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Louisiana Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Getting there

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Coordinates29.30454, -89.95958

3.5 mi off the Wetlands Cultural Trail
19.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National

Around it

16 named places within 25 miles

Parks8

Ninety West Park: 5.3 mi
Carl T. Satin Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Wisner State Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
Plaquemines Park Project Port Sulphur: 19.8 mi
Oak Ridge Community Park: 20.2 mi

Nature reserves5

Historic sites1

Fort Livingston: 2.3 mi

Beaches1

Grand Isle Beach: 4.5 mi

Rest areas1

Bayou Lafourche Fin: 19.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:05	18:40	19:12
June solstice	06:02	19:28	20:03
September equinox	06:49	18:27	18:58
December solstice	06:51	16:31	17:07

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	55	57	63	69	76	81	83	83	80	72	63	57
Precip in	5.8	3.9	4.9	5.6	3.4	6.4	8.1	7.8	6.2	4.3	3.0	4.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Citrus Rsch STN, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1117571183

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