National Hansen's Disease Museum
National Hansen's Disease Museum is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Indian Mound stands 2 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Carville Hansen's Disease Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
museum in Carville, Louisiana
Dates from 1996.
Wikidata Q6972979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 2.2 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Bayou Teche Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Burton Park: 2.6 mi
- Point Pleasant Park: 2.9 mi
- Bayou Goula Park: 3.0 mi
- St. Gabriel City Park: 4.4 mi
- Jackie Robinson Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Bocage Plantation: 11.5 mi
- Conja': 11.6 mi
- The Racers: 11.7 mi
- Hurricane Bay: 11.7 mi
- The Plunge: 11.7 mi
- Carville Hansen's Disease Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Hansen’s Disease Museum: 0.2 mi
- Iberville Museum: 9.1 mi
- Gary J. Hebert Memorial Lock House: 9.1 mi
- River Road African American Museum: 10.6 mi
- WHITE ALDER Memorial Light 195A: 2.5 mi
- Peace Stones: 16.9 mi
- Galvez Town: 17.3 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER: 17.3 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 17.3 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Kendalwood Conservation Area: 16.3 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 16.9 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 17.2 mi
- Amite River Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- Memory Garden: 14.5 mi
- LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie: 14.5 mi
- Windrush Garden: 14.6 mi
- Windrush Gardens: 14.6 mi
- 2000: 15.7 mi
- The Crest: 17.5 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 19.3 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 22.7 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 22.3 mi
- Morrisonville: 10.3 mi
- Galveztown: 17.3 mi
- Indian Mound: 23.1 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 24.3 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Denham Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Hansen's Disease Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mound | ENE 73° | 2 m | 23.1 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | ENE 76° | 2 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:35 | 20:10 |
| 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 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carville 2 SW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/358392398
Day trips start here
- Plaquemine · 9 mi
- Baton Rouge · 17 mi
- River Parishes · 17 mi
- Port Allen · 18 mi
- Vacherie · 28 mi
- Florida Parishes · 29 mi
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