USCGC WHITE ALDER
USCGC WHITE ALDER is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. The nearest named place is A-7 Corsair, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway runs past it.
This monument commemorates USCGC WHITE ALDER entombs 14 Coast Guard sailors under the Mississippi silt. See article: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2018/11/19/december-7-marks-50th-anniversary-of-white-alder-tragedy/
What to expect
- Operated by
- USS Kidd Museum
How to reach it
- On the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 1.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.1 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Riverfront Plaza/Levee Green: 0.0 mi
- Repentance Park: 0.1 mi
- City Hall Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Galvez Plaza: 0.2 mi
- BREC Convention Street Park: 0.5 mi
- USS Kidd: 0.1 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 0.7 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 2.1 mi
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 6.0 mi
- USS Kidd Veterans Museum: 0.0 mi
- Louisiana Art and Science Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old State Capitol: 0.2 mi
- LSU Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- Baton Rouge African American Museum: 0.4 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 0.0 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 1.0 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 1.0 mi
- Huey P Long Garden: 0.8 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 1.0 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 4.8 mi
- Monroe Garden: 4.9 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 8.8 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 5.1 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 16.4 mi
- Balls Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Morrisonville: 8.7 mi
- Alma: 15.9 mi
- Anchor: 19.2 mi
- Galveztown: 19.3 mi
- Waterloo: 20.0 mi
- The Crest: 0.2 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 5.4 mi
- 2000: 8.5 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 11.4 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Denham Spring: 13.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:35 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:33 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8604293800
Day trips start here
- Port Allen · 1 mi
- Baton Rouge · 2 mi
- River Parishes · 2 mi
- Plaquemine · 11 mi
- Florida Parishes · 23 mi
- New Roads · 23 mi
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