Museum · Louisiana
Governor's Mansion
Governor's Mansion is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. The nearest named place is Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dates from 1963.
Wikidata Q6689127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates30.45899, -91.18060
- 0.5 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 1.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Spanish Town Road Park: 0.4 mi
- Seventh Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Victory Park: 0.5 mi
- A. Z. Young Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 30
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 0.6 mi
- USS Kidd: 1.2 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 3.2 mi
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 5.0 mi
Museums: 27
- Old Arsenal Powder Magazine: 0.3 mi
- Capitol Park Museum: 0.5 mi
- Pentagon Barracks Museum: 0.6 mi
- LSU Museum of Art: 0.9 mi
- Old State Capitol: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779): 0.3 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.3 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 0.3 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 10
- Never Forget Garden: 0.3 mi
- Huey P Long Garden: 0.5 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 4.9 mi
- Monroe Garden: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Wray Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 8.4 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Istrouma Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 4.1 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 15.7 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Balls Bluff: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Morrisonville: 9.8 mi
- Alma: 15.6 mi
- Anchor: 18.7 mi
- Galveztown: 19.2 mi
- Waterloo: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Crest: 1.0 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- 2000: 8.2 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 10.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Denham Spring: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 13.8 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 | 16:32 | 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 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 54 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baton Rouge Metro AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/295245399
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 2 mi
- Port Allen · 2 mi
- River Parishes · 2 mi
- Plaquemine · 13 mi
- Florida Parishes · 22 mi
- New Roads · 23 mi
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