Museum · Louisiana
Old Arsenal Powder Magazine
Old Arsenal Powder Magazine is a museum in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 16 m. The nearest named place is Never Forget Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
historic building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Wikidata Q135654595, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 16 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates30.45763, -91.18464
- 0.4 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 1.6 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: 0.0 mi
- Seventh Street Park: 0.3 mi
- A. Z. Young Park: 0.4 mi
- Victory Park: 0.5 mi
- Spanish Town Road Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 30
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 0.4 mi
- USS Kidd: 1.0 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 3.1 mi
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 5.1 mi
Museums: 27
- Governor's Mansion: 0.3 mi
- Capitol Park Museum: 0.3 mi
- Pentagon Barracks Museum: 0.3 mi
- LSU Museum of Art: 0.7 mi
- Old State Capitol: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.0 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 0.0 mi
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779): 0.1 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.9 mi
Gardens: 10
- Never Forget Garden: 0.0 mi
- Huey P Long Garden: 0.2 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 4.9 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 5.0 mi
- Monroe Garden: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Wray Nature Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 8.6 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Istrouma Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 4.1 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 15.7 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Balls Bluff: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Morrisonville: 9.7 mi
- Alma: 15.5 mi
- Anchor: 18.6 mi
- Waterloo: 19.3 mi
- Galveztown: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Crest: 0.8 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- 2000: 8.4 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 11.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Denham Spring: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 14.0 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 | 16:33 | 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 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/133888811
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 2 mi
- Port Allen · 2 mi
- River Parishes · 2 mi
- Plaquemine · 12 mi
- Florida Parishes · 22 mi
- New Roads · 23 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Old Arsenal Powder Magazine.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.