Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park
Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafitte's Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace, a museum 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 5.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Wetlands Cultural Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Manila Village Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
- Clark Cheniere Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
- Jefferson Memorial: 12.7 mi
- John J Audubon Statue: 12.8 mi
- Gulf Coast Bank & Trust: 12.9 mi
- Rosethorne Playground: 1.7 mi
- Jean Lafitte Barataria Preserve Trails: 3.3 mi
- Jean Lafitte Bayou Coquille: 3.9 mi
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Bent Tree Walking Trail: 7.7 mi
- Swamp tour airboat: 1.3 mi
- Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour: 3.0 mi
- swampwalk: 3.2 mi
- airbout tours: 3.3 mi
- The Fly: 12.6 mi
- Ad Art: 13.6 mi
- Birth of a Muse: 14.0 mi
- Scrap House Katrina Memorial Sculpture: 14.3 mi
- River Stones: 14.4 mi
- Churchill: 14.8 mi
- Lafitte's Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace: 0.4 mi
- Odenheimer Aquarium: 12.8 mi
- Southern Food & Beverage Museum: 14.1 mi
- Forbes Theater: 14.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial Hall;Confederate Memorial Hall Museum: 14.4 mi
- CPRT Tracts 28 & 29: 10.5 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 22.3 mi
- Shell Beach: 10.4 mi
- Fazendeville: 15.9 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | N 4° | 13 m | 18.4 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 | 06:50 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:30 | 17:06 |
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 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marrero 9 SSW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/568521140
Day trips start here
- Jean Lafitte · 1 mi
- Jefferson Parish · 3 mi
- Avondale · 13 mi
- New Orleans/Audubon and University · 13 mi
- New Orleans/Central City · 14 mi
- New Orleans/Uptown · 14 mi
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