Historic site · Louisiana
82nd Airborne Division Memorial
82nd Airborne Division Memorial is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. The nearest named place is Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Promised Land Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
Coordinates30.34135, -91.72265
- 2.9 mi off the Promised Land Scenic Byway
- 2.9 mi off the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Davis Roadside Park: 5.1 mi
- Sherburne Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Park's Park: 10.8 mi
- Parc Hardy: 11.5 mi
- Sherburne Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 10
- McGee's Louisiana Swamp Tours and Adventures: 3.1 mi
- Mcgees swamp tour: 3.4 mi
- Champagne's Cajun Swamp Tours: 13.6 mi
- Cajun Country Swamp Tours: 13.7 mi
- De La Houssaye's Swamp Tours: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Vietnam and Korean War memorial: 11.6 mi
- Schilling Eagle Statue: 17.9 mi
- Mosaic Arch: 18.7 mi
- Downtown Lafayette Arch: 19.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 19.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Children's Museum of Acadiana: 19.3 mi
- Lafayette Science Museum: 19.3 mi
- Alexandre Mouton House: 19.6 mi
- Hilliard Art Museum: 19.7 mi
- Bayou Teche Museum: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Atchafalaya: 0.4 mi
- Sherburne: 12.0 mi
- East Krotz Springs: 13.6 mi
- Elliot City: 15.2 mi
- False River: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 4
- Statue of Mary: 10.8 mi
- Corporate Block: 20.3 mi
- Sundial: 23.8 mi
- Blue Dog Statue: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center: 0.1 mi
- Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center: 0.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Atchafalaya National Wildlife Reserve: 10.4 mi
- Sherburne WMA Complex--South Farm: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Rose Garden: 21.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:37 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:35 | 17:11 |
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 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette Rgnl AP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11721760719
Day trips start here
- Atchafalaya Basin · 5 mi
- Henderson · 5 mi
- Krotz Springs · 14 mi
- St. Martinville · 16 mi
- Acadiana · 19 mi
- Lafayette · 19 mi
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