Natchitoches Old Courthouse Museum
Natchitoches Old Courthouse Museum is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Bedstead Hill stands 101 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Natchitoches Art Gallery Guild Heritage Gallery, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
The Old Courthouse Museum – Natchitoches is a former courthouse is located at 600 Second Street Natchitoches, Louisiana. The museum was formerly operated as a branch of Louisiana State Museum that displayed temporary exhibits of art and local history. It is no longer open to the public as a museum. The second floor of the building houses the Natchitoches Genealogy Library, which includes historic maps, conveyances, mortgages and books, census records and other genealogical papers. The library is open to the public.
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Wikidata Q7083786, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1896
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
- On the Colonial Trails Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
- Longleaf Vista · 20 mi
44 named places within 25 miles
- Natchitoches City Park: 0.3 mi
- Lee Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Highland Park: 0.6 mi
- Pierson and Mallett Park: 0.6 mi
- The Butte: 7.8 mi
- Camel Hill: 8.3 mi
- Yarmuck Hill: 10.4 mi
- King Hill: 16.0 mi
- Bedstead Hill: 18.7 mi
- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame: 0.2 mi
- Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Prudhomme Rouquier House: 0.2 mi
- Prudhomme-Rouquier House: 0.2 mi
- Grand Ecore Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Petite Ecore: 8.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Waddel Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Natchitoches Art Gallery Guild Heritage Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Cane River Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Oakland Plantation: 8.3 mi
- Magnolia Plantation: 17.0 mi
- John Stores Memorial Feild: 0.7 mi
- Alligator Park: 5.8 mi
- Bottle Garden: 8.3 mi
- Kisatchie Water Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Natchitoches Old Courthouse Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedstead Hill | S 180° | 101 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sang Pour Sang Hill | SSE 153° | 94 m | 20.1 mi |
| Sampusand Hill | SSE 153° | 92 m | 20.1 mi |
| Couchanda Hill | NW 312° | 69 m | 24.9 mi |
| McAlpine Hill | SE 143° | 66 m | 23.1 mi |
| King Hill | WNW 299° | 51 m | 16.0 mi |
| Camel Hill | S 172° | 40 m | 8.3 mi |
| The Butte | NE 50° | 37 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 19:46 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:36 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natchitoches, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/190631568
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