Destrehan Plantation
Destrehan Plantation is an attraction in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastbank Bridge Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
human settlement in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Wikidata Q3391526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 17.5 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Wetlands Cultural Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastbank Bridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Monsanto Park: 1.0 mi
- Westbank Bridge Park: 1.0 mi
- Nottaway Playground: 1.2 mi
- Ormond Park: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Garden of Honor: 9.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Compassionate Friends Memorial Garden: 9.9 mi
- John J Audubon Statue: 14.0 mi
- Louisiana Toy Train Museum: 7.4 mi
- 1811 Kid Ory Historic House: 10.7 mi
- Louisiana Fire Museum: 13.5 mi
- Odenheimer Aquarium: 14.1 mi
- Longue Vue House and Gardens: 14.6 mi
- Ragin Cajun Airboat Tours: 5.8 mi
- New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House: 11.3 mi
- Gumbo Festival: 11.6 mi
- The Fly: 13.9 mi
- Rosenberg House: 15.4 mi
- LaSalle's Landing: 7.3 mi
- Ancestral Legacy: 15.4 mi
- José Martí: 16.1 mi
- Jendiva 2001: 16.2 mi
- Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: 16.4 mi
- Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park: 20.5 mi
- Lake Boeuf Wildlife Management Area: 20.6 mi
- Limited Access Area: 21.4 mi
- Manchac Wildlife Management Area: 22.6 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 24.9 mi
- Frenier: 11.8 mi
- Ruddock: 18.3 mi
- Fazendeville: 22.3 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 7.7 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 18.6 mi
- Shell Beach: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Destrehan Plantation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | ENE 76° | 13 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 19:31 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:31 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 73 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Orleans AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1127383552
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