Peace Stones
Peace Stones is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Two stones donated by Toshiji Yoshida of Konan City, Japan to the city of Baton Rouge, in memory of Yoshihiro Hattori, a victim of gun violence. Cared for by the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Independence Park: 0.5 mi
- Botanical Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Parkview Park: 0.6 mi
- Old Hammond Highway Park: 0.9 mi
- BREC Jefferson Highway Park: 1.2 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 5.6 mi
- USS Kidd: 5.6 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Gasoline Alley: 7.8 mi
- LSU Rural Life Museum: 2.4 mi
- LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and Museum: 2.5 mi
- Knock Knock Childrens Museum: 4.4 mi
- Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame: 4.6 mi
- Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum: 4.7 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 2.2 mi
- LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie: 2.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 2.4 mi
- Monroe Garden: 2.4 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 6.3 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 5.3 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 5.3 mi
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779): 5.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 7.8 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 19.2 mi
- Balls Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Morrisonville: 11.2 mi
- Galveztown: 14.2 mi
- Alma: 20.4 mi
- Anchor: 22.7 mi
- Waterloo: 23.3 mi
- The Crest: 5.4 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 5.9 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- Indian Mound: 22.7 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 23.9 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 24.4 mi
- Denham Spring: 8.7 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peace Stones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | E 100° | 8 m | 23.9 mi |
| Indian Mound | ESE 116° | 2 m | 22.7 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | ESE 116° | 2 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:35 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:31 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:32 | 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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Ben-hur Farm, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13703096815
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 3 mi
- River Parishes · 3 mi
- Port Allen · 7 mi
- Plaquemine · 14 mi
- Florida Parishes · 18 mi
- New Roads · 27 mi
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