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82nd Airborne Division Memorial

82nd Airborne Division Memorial from directly overhead

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

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
Artworks: 4
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
Gardens: 1
  • Rose Garden: 21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4719:19
June solstice06:0619:3720:13
September equinox06:5618:3319:05
December solstice07:0016:3517:11

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697782838480716155
Precip in5.94.13.74.95.47.16.36.35.04.84.45.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette Rgnl AP, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11721760719

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