Historic site · Louisiana
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. The nearest named place is Never Forget Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- To honor and commemorate the men who fought in the Battle of Baton Rouge in the War of the American Revolution September 1779 which was the only battle of this war fought outside of the original thirteen colonies Placed by the Baton Rouge Chapter of the
How to reach it
Coordinates30.45835, -91.18493
- 0.5 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 1.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Seventh Street Park: 0.4 mi
- A. Z. Young Park: 0.4 mi
- Spanish Town Road Park: 0.6 mi
- Victory Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 30
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 0.4 mi
- USS Kidd: 1.0 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 3.1 mi
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 5.0 mi
Museums: 28
- Old Arsenal Powder Magazine: 0.1 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 0.3 mi
- Capitol Park Museum: 0.3 mi
- Pentagon Barracks Museum: 0.3 mi
- LSU Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 10
- Never Forget Garden: 0.0 mi
- Huey P Long Garden: 0.3 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 5.0 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 5.0 mi
- Monroe Garden: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.1 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 0.1 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.9 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Wray Nature Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 8.6 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Istrouma Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 4.1 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 15.6 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Balls Bluff: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Morrisonville: 9.7 mi
- Alma: 15.5 mi
- Anchor: 18.6 mi
- Waterloo: 19.3 mi
- Galveztown: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Crest: 0.9 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- 2000: 8.4 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 11.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Denham Spring: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:36 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:33 | 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 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 54 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baton Rouge Metro AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7431137974
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 2 mi
- Port Allen · 2 mi
- River Parishes · 2 mi
- Plaquemine · 12 mi
- Florida Parishes · 22 mi
- New Roads · 22 mi
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