Spanish Fort
Spanish Fort is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the south-southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint John Park, a park 0.1 miles away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Spanish Fort, also known as Old Spanish Fort, Fort St. Jean, and Fort St. John (Spanish: Fuerte de San Juan del Bayou), is a historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly the site of a fort and later an amusement park.
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Wikidata Q3078042, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint John Park: 0.1 mi
- Floral Park: 0.2 mi
- Boreas Park: 0.3 mi
- Zephyr Park: 0.4 mi
- Lake Vista Park (historical): 0.5 mi
- Katrina Memorial: 1.1 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Spanish Custom House: 2.9 mi
- Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Wedell Monument: 3.2 mi
- New Orleans Botanical Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Storyland: 2.6 mi
- Historic Oak Grove: 2.8 mi
- The Cannery: 3.2 mi
- Bourbon Street: 4.2 mi
- Louisiana Children's Museum: 2.3 mi
- New Orleans Museum of Art: 2.6 mi
- Pitot House: 2.8 mi
- Le Musée de f.p.c.: 3.4 mi
- Longue Vue House and Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Jendiva 2001: 2.4 mi
- Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: 2.5 mi
- José Martí: 3.9 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 4.2 mi
- Sidney Bechet: 4.2 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: 14.3 mi
- Saint Tammany State Game Refuge: 18.9 mi
- Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park: 19.7 mi
- Limited Access Area: 22.9 mi
- Fazendeville: 7.8 mi
- Frenier: 21.4 mi
- Ruddock: 24.0 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 0.9 mi
- Order of the Arrow Garden: 24.2 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 1.4 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 17.3 mi
- Olimpic Beach: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spanish Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | SSW 207° | 13 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:27 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:29 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Orleans Lakefront AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2394594785
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