Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Windsor Mounds stands 53 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. Bienville Trace Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 30 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 23 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
- 6.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 21.9 mi off the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 27 mi
30 named places within 25 miles
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: 8.2 mi
- Big Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Adams Park: 14.6 mi
- Winter Quarters State Historic Site: 18.6 mi
- Poverty Point Reservoir State Park: 18.8 mi
- Windsor Ruins: 24.3 mi
- Windsor Ruins: 24.3 mi
- Grant's Canal: 24.6 mi
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: 12.8 mi
- Hermione Museum: 14.8 mi
- Southern Heritage Air Museum: 20.1 mi
- Louisiana Tourism Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
- Grand Gulf: 22.3 mi
- Thompsons Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Windsor Mounds: 24.1 mi
- Vicksburg Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Mounds | SSE 148° | 53 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:40 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:28 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tallulah, 14 mi away.
- American Black Bear3 obs
- White Ibis2 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron2 obs
- Dwarf Palmetto2 obs
- Common Whitetail2 obs
- Turkey Vulture1 obs
- Scarlet Tanager1 obs
- North American Racer1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1056299963
Day trips start here
- Vicksburg · 28 mi
- Port Gibson · 29 mi
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