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Battle of Baton Rouge (1779)

Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) from directly overhead

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

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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

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
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
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
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

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4519:17
June solstice06:0419:3620:11
September equinox06:5418:3119:03
December solstice06:5816:3317:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662687681838379705954
Precip in6.44.44.55.15.26.55.16.44.44.83.95.3

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7431137974

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