Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection
Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection is a garden in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Barton Arboretum, a garden 0.1 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- LSU Agriculture Center
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Burden Museum and Gardens: 0.3 mi
- LSU AgCenter Research Trial Plots: 0.9 mi
- LSU AgCenter Research Trial Plots: 0.9 mi
- Higo Camellia Collection: 0.9 mi
- The Lost Forest: 0.9 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 4.1 mi
- USS Kidd: 4.9 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 5.1 mi
- Hot Shot: 7.1 mi
- LSU Rural Life Museum: 0.2 mi
- LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and Museum: 1.0 mi
- Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum: 3.1 mi
- Exhibit Building: 3.2 mi
- Education Building: 3.3 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 6.1 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 8.3 mi
- Peace Stones: 2.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 4.8 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 4.8 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER: 4.8 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 5.0 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 0.1 mi
- Monroe Garden: 0.3 mi
- Windrush Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Windrush Garden: 0.4 mi
- LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie: 0.8 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- Balls Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Morrisonville: 9.1 mi
- Galveztown: 14.5 mi
- Alma: 20.5 mi
- Anchor: 23.4 mi
- Waterloo: 24.0 mi
- 2000: 3.9 mi
- The Crest: 4.8 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 7.6 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 8.8 mi
- Indian Mound: 23.0 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 24.7 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 24.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Denham Spring: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | E 95° | 8 m | 24.8 mi |
| Indian Mound | ESE 111° | 2 m | 23.0 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | ESE 111° | 2 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:35 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:32 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Ben-hur Farm, 5 mi away.
- Paper mulberry168 obs
- Gulf Fritillary160 obs
- Green Anole151 obs
- Banded Watersnake131 obs
- Eastern Bluebird130 obs
- American black elderberry129 obs
- Northern Cardinal127 obs
- bristle thistle124 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1007181742
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 3 mi
- River Parishes · 3 mi
- Port Allen · 6 mi
- Plaquemine · 12 mi
- Florida Parishes · 19 mi
- New Roads · 27 mi
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