Chitimacha Museum
Chitimacha Museum is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. The nearest named place is Chitimacha Veterans' Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bayou Teche Scenic Byway runs past it. 79 named places lie within 25 miles.
Saturday admission by appointment only, call at least 2 weeks in advance to set up an appointment. Lunch hour is from 12pm to 1pm. Closed all Federal Holidays.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Promised Land Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Baldwin Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Attakapas Island State Wildlife Managment Area: 5.0 mi
- Caffery Park: 5.9 mi
- City Park: 6.1 mi
- Parc Sur La Teche: 6.7 mi
- Grevemberg House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Jeanerette Bicentennial Museum: 8.1 mi
- Shadows on the Teche: 19.0 mi
- Bayou Teche Museum: 19.1 mi
- Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum: 20.2 mi
- Attakapas Island Wildlife Refuge: 6.9 mi
- Jungle Gardens: 23.0 mi
- Brownell Memorial Park: 23.6 mi
- Elm Hall Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi
- Chitimacha Veterans' Monument: 0.0 mi
- Chitimacha Veterans' Monument: 0.0 mi
- F9F-6 P/C Mark Porrier Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Sundial: 18.7 mi
- Blue Dog Statue: 19.1 mi
- Buddha Statue: 23.3 mi
- Cypremort Point Beach: 22.1 mi
- North Beach: 24.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Rice Mill, Conrad & Konriki: 18.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 19:36 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:33 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:36 | 17:12 |
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 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 3 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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