- Elevation
- -2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Laborde Mountain13 m · 2.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- San Bernardo Scenic Byway3.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:05local time
- Coordinates
- 30.0224, -90.0565
National Square is a park in Louisiana, at a recorded -2 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the west-southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rome Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
- Elevation
- -2 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | WSW 241° | 13 m | 2.6 mi |
- 3.7 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 7.8 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 21.2 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rome Park: 0.0 mi
- Live Oak Park: 0.5 mi
- Lake Oaks Park: 0.7 mi
- Donnelly Playground: 0.7 mi
- Miltenberger Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Katrina Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Spanish Fort: 1.6 mi
- Spanish Custom House: 3.4 mi
- Gayarre Place: 3.5 mi
- New Orleans Aids Memorial: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 47
- New Orleans Botanical Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Storyland: 3.5 mi
- Historic Oak Grove: 3.6 mi
- The Cannery: 3.9 mi
- Bourbon Street: 4.0 mi
Museums: 44
- Louisiana Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- New Orleans Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- Pitot House: 3.4 mi
- Le Musée de f.p.c.: 3.5 mi
- JAMNOLA: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 42
- Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden: 3.3 mi
- Jendiva 2001: 3.3 mi
- Ruby Bridges: 3.4 mi
- The Art Garden & Floating Gallery: 4.0 mi
- Mahalia Jackson: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 5.7 mi
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: 12.8 mi
- Saint Tammany State Game Refuge: 18.5 mi
- Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park: 19.9 mi
- Limited Access Area: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 2
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 0.7 mi
- Order of the Arrow Garden: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Fazendeville: 6.8 mi
- Frenier: 22.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Laborde Mountain: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Olimpic Beach: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:27 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:29 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Orleans Lakefront AP, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- New Orleans/Gentilly · 1 mi
- New Orleans/7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards · 3 mi
- New Orleans/Lakeview and Lakeshore · 3 mi
- New Orleans/Bywater · 4 mi
- New Orleans/Faubourg Marigny · 4 mi
- New Orleans/Lower 9th Ward · 4 mi
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