Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:09 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:07 am – 5:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 37°F59 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare95 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Leesville station, 3 mi away; snow from Leesville 6 Ssw
Nearby landmarksDry Lakelake · 1.2 miCastor Lakelake · 1.9 miHUNTER CAMPcampground · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWlf - Lake Anacoco / Lake Vernonstate recreation area · 6.8 mi · 22,731 acresLeesville Recreation Copmlexrecreation area · 5.9 miWalnut Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 606 acresSouth Toledo Bend State Parkstate park · 22.2 mi · 1,193 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 23.0 mi · 607,483 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 37.4 mi · 995 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowVernon Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025227 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 47, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Calcasieu County, LA, 62 mi away
Drinking waterFort Polk South Water Systemserves 10,902 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation292 ft89 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBayne - Jones Army Community Hospital3.5 miPost officeLeesville Post Office4.1 miTown hallNew Llano City Hall4.4 miPoliceVernon Parish Sheriff's Office4.1 miFire stationLeesville Fire Department4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX41 miMajor airportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH149 miInterstateI-4933 miUS highwayUS 1714.1 miAmtrakLake Charles, LA LCH60 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70642 ZIP area.
