Museum · Louisiana
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. The nearest named place is Main Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Wetlands Cultural Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- TPCG
How to reach it
Coordinates29.59852, -90.72041
- 1.4 mi off the Wetlands Cultural Trail
- 14.9 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 25.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
67 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 46
- Main Street Park: 0.0 mi
- Courthouse Park: 0.1 mi
- Houma Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Wright Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Maple Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
Museums: 8
- Finding Our Roots African American Museum: 0.5 mi
- Regional Military Museum: 0.7 mi
- Southdown Plantation: 1.4 mi
- Southdown Museum: 1.4 mi
- Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Lake Boeuf Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Pointe Au Chien State Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Pointe Au Chien State Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Pointe aux Chenes State Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Pointe aux Chenes State Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- Lion Statue: 15.3 mi
- Sante Fe Bull: 15.9 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 20.9 mi
- Saint Peter: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 2
- Greenwood Gator Farm: 11.0 mi
- Bush Canal 2: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Home Port: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Pickels' Peppers and Freshness: 13.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:32 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houma, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4248117002
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