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New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park from directly overhead

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is a historic site in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is New Orleans Jazz Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

U.S. National Historical Park

Dates from 1994.

Wikidata Q3338993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2 m

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.96147, -90.05771

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Latrobe Park: 0.2 mi
  • Washington Square: 0.3 mi
  • New Place de France: 0.3 mi
  • Cabrini Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Oscar Dunn Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 47
Museums: 42
Artworks: 42
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Laborde Mountain: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Laborde MountainNW 324°13 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:4119:12
June solstice06:0119:3020:05
September equinox06:4918:2718:58
December solstice06:5316:2917:06

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763707782848481726256
Precip in5.84.05.25.24.76.97.36.86.83.74.15.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terrytown 3S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/358399481

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