UpStairs Lounge Arson Memorial Plaque
UpStairs Lounge Arson Memorial Plaque is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the north-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Angela King Gallery, a artwork 0.1 miles away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- At this site on June 24, 1973, in the Upstairs Lounge, these thirty-two people lost their lives in the worst fire in New Orleans. The impact went far beyond the loss of individual lives, giving birth to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 3.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 25.9 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Antoine "Fats" Domino: 0.2 mi
- Al "Jumbo" Hirt: 0.2 mi
- Pete Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Ronnie Kole: 0.2 mi
- Chris Owens: 0.2 mi
- Musical Legends Park: 0.2 mi
- Bienville Place: 0.2 mi
- Lafayette Square: 0.4 mi
- Oscar Dunn Park: 0.4 mi
- British Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Bourbon Street: 0.1 mi
- Bourbon Street: 0.1 mi
- Bourbon Street: 0.1 mi
- Bourbon Street: 0.1 mi
- Bourbon Street: 0.2 mi
- Angela King Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Four for Mardi Gras: 0.1 mi
- Edward Douglass White: 0.2 mi
- Ocean Song: 0.3 mi
- Kako Gallery: 0.3 mi
- The Sazerac House: 0.1 mi
- The Historic New Orleans Collection - Williams Research Center: 0.2 mi
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve French Quarter Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Death: 0.2 mi
- New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: 0.2 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 8.3 mi
- Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park: 15.1 mi
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
- CPRT Tracts 28 & 29: 21.1 mi
- Saint Tammany State Game Refuge: 23.3 mi
- Fazendeville: 4.6 mi
- Frenier: 24.0 mi
- Shell Beach: 23.4 mi
- Olimpic Beach: 24.7 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 5.0 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of UpStairs Lounge Arson Memorial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | NNW 336° | 13 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:27 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:29 | 17:06 |
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 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terrytown 3S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9165684423
Day trips start here
- New Orleans/Central Business District · 0 mi
- New Orleans · 1 mi
- New Orleans/Central City · 1 mi
- New Orleans/Faubourg Marigny · 1 mi
- New Orleans/Tremé · 1 mi
- New Orleans/Algiers · 2 mi
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