Nature reserve · Louisiana
Port Hudson State Historic Site
Port Hudson State Historic Site is a nature reserve in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 29 m. The nearest named place is Painted Bluffs, a cliff 1.8 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 29 m
What to expect
- Fee
- yes @ age 4-61
How to reach it
Coordinates30.69017, -91.27974
- 0.7 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 0.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 10.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Flanacher Road Park: 3.8 mi
- Zachary Youth Park: 5.6 mi
- Rita Street Park: 6.2 mi
- Lion Park: 7.1 mi
- 39th Street Park: 7.5 mi
Museums: 26
- Zachary Train Depot: 7.9 mi
- Heritage Museum & Cultural Centre: 9.5 mi
- Myrtles Plantation: 10.1 mi
- Cottage Plantation: 12.5 mi
- Cottage Plantation: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 10
- Never Forget Garden: 17.0 mi
- Huey P Long Garden: 17.1 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 21.3 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 21.4 mi
- Monroe Garden: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Mary Ann Brown Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 15.6 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 18.2 mi
- Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area South Tract: 22.3 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779): 17.0 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 17.0 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 17.0 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 12.2 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
- USS Kidd: 17.8 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Anchor: 4.5 mi
- Waterloo: 4.6 mi
- Alma: 9.2 mi
- False River: 20.4 mi
- Elliot City: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Painted Bluffs: 1.8 mi
- Balls Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 13.0 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 12.6 mi
- The Crest: 17.7 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 23.2 mi
- 2000: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Denham Spring: 23.4 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:36 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:32 | 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 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Roads 5 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/991046399
Day trips start here
- New Roads · 9 mi
- Port Allen · 17 mi
- Baton Rouge · 18 mi
- River Parishes · 18 mi
- Plaquemine · 28 mi
- Florida Parishes · 29 mi
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