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Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street from directly overhead

Bourbon Street is an attraction in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the north-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermann-Grima House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway runs past it.

The story

historic street in the French Quarter of New Orleans

Wikidata Q1105882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates29.95653, -90.06752

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Chris Owens: 0.1 mi
  • Irma Thomas: 0.1 mi
  • Pete Fountain: 0.1 mi
  • Louis Prima: 0.1 mi
  • Al "Jumbo" Hirt: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Musical Legends Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bienville Place: 0.2 mi
  • Oscar Dunn Park: 0.3 mi
  • Louis Armstrong Park: 0.4 mi
  • New Place de France: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 46
Museums: 42
Artworks: 42
  • Edward Douglass White: 0.1 mi
  • Angela King Gallery: 0.1 mi
  • Kako Gallery: 0.1 mi
  • Jamie Hayes Gallery: 0.2 mi
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus: 0.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Laborde Mountain: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bourbon Street. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laborde MountainNNW 334°13 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:4119:12
June solstice06:0119:3020:05
September equinox06:4918:2718:58
December solstice06:5316:2917:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763707782848481726256
Precip in5.84.05.25.24.76.97.36.86.83.74.15.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terrytown 3S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1301086696

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