Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. The nearest named place is Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, a park 6.9 miles away. Bienville Trace Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 13 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
- 1.4 mi off the Bienville Trace Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Lower Mississippi Historic Scenic Byway, National
13 named places within 25 miles
- Poverty Point Reservoir State Park: 6.9 mi
- Adams Park: 12.6 mi
- Big Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: 18.0 mi
- Blakeman Park: 21.9 mi
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: 7.2 mi
- Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: 12.8 mi
- Floy McElroy Wildlife Management Area: 20.9 mi
- Hermione Museum: 12.6 mi
- Poverty Point World Heritage Site: 14.9 mi
- Southern Heritage Air Museum: 22.4 mi
- Poverty Point: 14.9 mi
- Louisiana Tourism Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 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, 13 mi away.
- Barn Swallow2 obs
- House Sparrow2 obs
- Northern Mockingbird2 obs
- Eurasian Collared-Dove1 obs
- Common Grackle1 obs
- Brown-headed Cowbird1 obs
- Gulf Fritillary1 obs
- Domestic Cat1 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/1056299962
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