New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans Museum of Art is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the north, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, a artwork 0.1 miles away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
The New Orleans Museum of Art (or NOMA) is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue, and near the terminus of the "Canal Street - City Park" streetcar line. It was established in 1911 as the Delgado Museum of Art.
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Dates from 1911.
Wikidata Q2063082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spanish Custom House: 0.6 mi
- Wedell Monument: 1.1 mi
- Dreux Monument: 1.1 mi
- Hurricane Katrina Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Louisiana Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Walter "Wolfman" Washington Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Delgado Playground: 0.8 mi
- Harris Playground: 0.9 mi
- Easton Park: 0.9 mi
- Charity Hospital Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- New Orleans Botanical Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Historic Oak Grove: 0.2 mi
- Storyland: 0.3 mi
- The Cannery: 0.6 mi
- Congo Square: 2.3 mi
- Louisiana Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Pitot House: 0.4 mi
- Le Musée de f.p.c.: 1.4 mi
- Katrina National Memorial Museum: 1.5 mi
- Longue Vue House and Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Jendiva 2001: 0.4 mi
- José Martí: 1.3 mi
- Ancestral Legacy: 1.7 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 2.2 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 8.5 mi
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
- Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park: 17.2 mi
- Saint Tammany State Game Refuge: 21.5 mi
- CPRT Tracts 28 & 29: 23.8 mi
- Fazendeville: 6.9 mi
- Frenier: 21.6 mi
- Ruddock: 24.9 mi
- Olimpic Beach: 24.6 mi
- Shell Beach: 24.7 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 3.1 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Orleans Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | N 359° | 13 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:27 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:29 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Orleans Audubon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/325825515
Day trips start here
- New Orleans/Mid-City and Esplanade Ridge · 1 mi
- New Orleans · 2 mi
- New Orleans/Lakeview and Lakeshore · 2 mi
- New Orleans/Tremé · 2 mi
- New Orleans/7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards · 3 mi
- New Orleans/Carrollton · 3 mi
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