R.W. Norton Botanical Garden
R.W. Norton Botanical Garden is a garden in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Giddens Hill stands 126 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is R.W. Norton Art Gallery, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Public garden, open daily 7am-7pm
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Boom or Bust Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Betty Virginia Park: 0.8 mi
- Caddo Heights Park: 1.0 mi
- Waterside Park: 1.1 mi
- A. C. Steere Park: 1.2 mi
- Querbes Park + Recreation Center: 1.5 mi
- Caddo Parish Confederate monument: 3.7 mi
- Safe Harbor: 3.8 mi
- SR-71 Memorial Dedication: 5.0 mi
- General Joseph J. Nazzaro: 5.0 mi
- General Ira C. Eaker: 5.0 mi
- Il Porcellino: 0.0 mi
- Waiting for Sockeye: 0.1 mi
- Ring of Bright Water: 0.1 mi
- Canyon Watch: 0.1 mi
- Las Brisas: 0.1 mi
- R.W. Norton Art Gallery: 0.0 mi
- Meadows Museum of Art: 1.8 mi
- Stephens African American Museum: 2.5 mi
- Museum of Life Sciences: 3.1 mi
- Marlene Yu Museum: 3.8 mi
- Old Railroad Equitment: 3.5 mi
- Track Speeder: 4.2 mi
- Derelict Tram: 4.2 mi
- SUSLA Sign: 8.1 mi
- hay ride: 17.5 mi
- Albany Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Hurrican Bluffs: 18.3 mi
- Carolina Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Cedar Bluffs: 24.6 mi
- Pine Hills: 11.5 mi
- Giddens Hill: 14.2 mi
- Indian Mound: 23.7 mi
- Shreveport Green Urban Farm: 3.6 mi
- Linda Coleman Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Cross Lake Fishing Beach: 6.4 mi
- Caddo Lake Swimming Beach: 23.0 mi
- Red River National Wildlife Refuge: 4.0 mi
- Albany: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of R.W. Norton Botanical Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giddens Hill | ENE 61° | 126 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pine Hills | NW 321° | 106 m | 11.5 mi |
| Indian Mound | E 80° | 44 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:50 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:37 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shreveport Dwtn AP, 6 mi away.
- Green Anole28 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle23 obs
- American Robin22 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird21 obs
- House Sparrow21 obs
- Mourning Dove17 obs
- Mallard17 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle16 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/596924574
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