LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie
LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie is a garden in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Memory Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- LSU
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Higo Camellia Collection: 0.1 mi
- The Lost Forest: 0.2 mi
- LSU AgCenter Turf Research Plots: 0.2 mi
- LSU AgCenter Research Trial Plots: 0.2 mi
- LSU AgCenter Research Trial Plots: 0.3 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 4.7 mi
- USS Kidd: 5.7 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 5.8 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 5.9 mi
- Hot Shot: 6.3 mi
- LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and Museum: 0.3 mi
- LSU Rural Life Museum: 0.6 mi
- Exhibit Building: 2.7 mi
- Education Building: 2.7 mi
- Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum: 3.8 mi
- Peace Stones: 2.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 5.5 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 5.6 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER: 5.6 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 5.8 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 4.3 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 5.7 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 8.7 mi
- Memory Garden: 0.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Windrush Garden: 0.6 mi
- Windrush Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Monroe Garden: 0.7 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 20.9 mi
- Balls Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Morrisonville: 9.2 mi
- Galveztown: 13.7 mi
- Alma: 21.3 mi
- Anchor: 24.1 mi
- Waterloo: 24.8 mi
- 2000: 3.3 mi
- The Crest: 5.6 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 7.1 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 9.5 mi
- Indian Mound: 22.2 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 24.0 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 24.1 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Denham Spring: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | E 94° | 8 m | 24.1 mi |
| Indian Mound | ESE 110° | 2 m | 22.2 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | ESE 111° | 2 m | 24.0 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 | 06:53 | 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 mulberry161 obs
- Gulf Fritillary157 obs
- Green Anole147 obs
- Eastern Bluebird139 obs
- Banded Watersnake128 obs
- Northern Cardinal127 obs
- American black elderberry127 obs
- bristle thistle122 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/469271591
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 4 mi
- River Parishes · 4 mi
- Port Allen · 7 mi
- Plaquemine · 12 mi
- Florida Parishes · 19 mi
- New Roads · 28 mi
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