Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:09 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:06 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, 8 mi away; snow from Leesville 6 Ssw
Nearby landmarksInfantry Lakelake · under a mileEngineer Lakelake · 1.6 miHUNTER CAMPcampground · 7.7 miENDURO OHV CAMPcampground · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalnut Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 606 acresCalcasieu Riverstate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 9,174 acresSix Mile Creekstate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 142 acresWlf - Lake Anacoco / Lake Vernonstate recreation area · 12.2 mi · 22,731 acresKisatchie National Forestnational forest · 19.4 mi · 607,483 acresSouth Toledo Bend State Parkstate park · 27.5 mi · 1,193 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, 63 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
Elevation297 ft91 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBayne - Jones Army Community Hospital7.7 miPost officeSlagle Post Office5.8 miTown hallLeesville City Hall9.6 miPoliceVernon Parish Sheriff's Office9.5 miFire stationSlagle Volunteer Fire Department5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlexandria International Airport AEX36 miInterstateI-4929 miUS highwayUS 1719.6 miAmtrakLake Charles, LA LCH61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 71444 ZIP area.
