Pitot House
Pitot House is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the north, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish Custom House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
human settlement in Louisiana, United States of America
Wikidata Q7199023, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spanish Custom House: 0.2 mi
- Dreux Monument: 0.8 mi
- Gayarre Place: 1.0 mi
- Wedell Monument: 1.3 mi
- Hurricane Katrina Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Walter "Wolfman" Washington Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Easton Park: 0.6 mi
- Harris Playground: 1.0 mi
- Delgado Playground: 1.1 mi
- Bolivar Place: 1.1 mi
- The Cannery: 0.4 mi
- Historic Oak Grove: 0.4 mi
- New Orleans Botanical Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Storyland: 0.6 mi
- Congo Square: 1.9 mi
- New Orleans Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- Louisiana Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Le Musée de f.p.c.: 1.0 mi
- Katrina National Memorial Museum: 1.2 mi
- Backstreet Cultural Museum: 1.6 mi
- Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Jendiva 2001: 0.8 mi
- José Martí: 1.1 mi
- Ancestral Legacy: 1.6 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 1.8 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 8.4 mi
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: 15.8 mi
- Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park: 16.9 mi
- Saint Tammany State Game Refuge: 21.7 mi
- CPRT Tracts 28 & 29: 23.4 mi
- Fazendeville: 6.5 mi
- Frenier: 22.0 mi
- Shell Beach: 24.5 mi
- Olimpic Beach: 24.6 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 3.3 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pitot House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | N 350° | 13 m | 1.6 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13198761701
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