Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 13 min6:02 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 5 min7:02 am – 5:07 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 37°F60 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare87 days above 90°F, 27 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jonesville Locks station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksGin Lakelake · under a mileTronsel Lakelake · under a mileLittle Riverriver · 2.9 miTensas Riverriver · 2.9 miTensas Pointcape · 3.5 miHorse Shoe Islandisland · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.0 mi · 15,155 acresCatahoula National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.4 mi · 25,238 acresSt. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.6 mi · 24,286 acresLake Ophelia National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.2 mi · 17,251 acresHomochitto National Forestnational forest · 40.5 mi · 191,846 acresBayou Beouf Purchase Unitnational forest · 51.9 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 Very LowCatahoula Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 365 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pointe Coupee County, LA, 62 mi away
Drinking waterWhitehall Water System INCserves 627 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation52 ft16 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTrinity Medical Hospital14.9 miPost officeJonesville Post Office3.5 miPoliceJonesville Police Department2.9 miFire stationCatahoula Ward 9 Fire District 23.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX49 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY143 miUS highwayUS 841.2 miCoachNatchezDelta Bus Lines Inc.24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71363 ZIP area.
