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City Park

City Park from directly overhead

City Park is a park in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. The nearest named place is Simcoe Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates30.23596, -92.00447

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Simcoe Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sterling Grove Historic District: 0.5 mi
  • Mouton Park: 0.7 mi
  • Parc International: 1.0 mi
  • F E 'Pa' Davis Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Mosaic Arch: 0.5 mi
  • Downtown Lafayette Arch: 0.9 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • L A F A _ E T T E sign: 1.1 mi
  • Mouton Monument: 1.3 mi
Museums: 15
  • Lafayette Science Museum: 1.1 mi
  • Children's Museum of Acadiana: 1.1 mi
  • Alexandre Mouton House: 1.4 mi
  • Hilliard Art Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Rayne City Museum: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Evangeline Maid Bread Sign: 1.2 mi
  • Vermilionville Historic Village: 1.6 mi
  • Cajun Country Swamp Tours: 5.9 mi
  • De La Houssaye's Swamp Tours: 6.0 mi
  • Champagne's Cajun Swamp Tours: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • Harmony Park: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center: 18.4 mi
  • Butte La Rose Rest Area and Tourist Information Center: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Miramar Beach: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4819:20
June solstice06:0819:3820:13
September equinox06:5718:3419:06
December solstice07:0116:3617:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697782838480716155
Precip in5.94.13.74.95.47.16.36.35.04.84.45.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lafayette Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

  • American Alligator165 obs
  • Pond Slider160 obs
  • Spanish moss87 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel64 obs
  • American beautyberry58 obs
  • Great Egret51 obs
  • Dwarf Palmetto50 obs
  • Green Anole49 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/187377985

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