Museum · Louisiana
Old State Capitol
Old State Capitol is a museum in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. The nearest named place is Galvez Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway runs past it.
The story
Baton Rouge, LA, listed on the NRHP in Louisiana
Wikidata Q7084390, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates30.44659, -91.18910
- On the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 1.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Galvez Plaza: 0.0 mi
- City Hall Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Repentance Park: 0.1 mi
- Riverfront Plaza/Levee Green: 0.2 mi
- BREC Convention Street Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 30
- USS Kidd: 0.2 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 0.5 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 0.7 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 2.3 mi
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 5.8 mi
Museums: 27
- LSU Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Louisiana Art and Science Museum: 0.1 mi
- USS Kidd Veterans Museum: 0.2 mi
- Capitol Park Museum: 0.5 mi
- Baton Rouge African American Museum: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.1 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 0.2 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER: 0.2 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 10
- Huey P Long Garden: 0.6 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 0.8 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 4.8 mi
- Monroe Garden: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 7.6 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 8.4 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 8.8 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Istrouma Bluff: 0.1 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 4.9 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- Balls Bluff: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Morrisonville: 8.9 mi
- Alma: 15.8 mi
- Anchor: 19.1 mi
- Galveztown: 19.3 mi
- Waterloo: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Crest: 0.0 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 5.2 mi
- 2000: 8.4 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Denham Spring: 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 | 16:33 | 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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Ben-hur Farm, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/515632945
Day trips start here
- Port Allen · 1 mi
- Baton Rouge · 2 mi
- River Parishes · 2 mi
- Plaquemine · 12 mi
- Florida Parishes · 23 mi
- New Roads · 23 mi
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