Parklawn Park
Parklawn Park is a park in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Ridge Avenue Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 12 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- BREC
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 7.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 9.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Ridge Avenue Park: 0.8 mi
- Leo & Murlin Willie Park: 0.9 mi
- BREC Longridge Park: 1.2 mi
- Camelot Park: 1.3 mi
- Jefferson Terrace Park: 1.5 mi
- LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and Museum: 3.4 mi
- LSU Rural Life Museum: 4.1 mi
- Exhibit Building: 4.3 mi
- Education Building: 4.3 mi
- Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum: 7.3 mi
- Gasoline Alley: 4.1 mi
- Grand Carousel: 4.1 mi
- Hot Shot: 4.1 mi
- Fun Fair: 4.1 mi
- Sidewinder: 4.2 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 2.3 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 2.4 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 6.4 mi
- Kendalwood Conservation Area: 8.9 mi
- Peace Stones: 4.0 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 8.9 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 9.0 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER: 9.0 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 9.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
- LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie: 3.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 3.6 mi
- Windrush Garden: 4.2 mi
- Windrush Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Saulsettoon Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 23.1 mi
- 2000: 0.9 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 4.5 mi
- The Crest: 8.9 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 12.1 mi
- Galveztown: 10.3 mi
- Morrisonville: 12.1 mi
- Alma: 24.3 mi
- Indian Mound: 18.8 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 20.6 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 20.6 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Denham Spring: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parklawn Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | E 94° | 8 m | 20.6 mi |
| Indian Mound | ESE 113° | 2 m | 18.8 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | ESE 114° | 2 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:35 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:31 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:32 | 17:08 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Ben-hur Farm, 8 mi away.
- Chinese Tallow61 obs
- Northern Cardinal58 obs
- Green Anole58 obs
- Monarch58 obs
- Gulf Fritillary57 obs
- Blue Dasher54 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel52 obs
- Carolina Wren50 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/468532346
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 7 mi
- River Parishes · 7 mi
- Port Allen · 10 mi
- Plaquemine · 14 mi
- Florida Parishes · 16 mi
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