Live Oak Picnic Area
Live Oak Picnic Area is a picnic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Indian Camp Ridge stands 8 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is BREC Manchac Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BREC
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 14.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- BREC Manchac Park: 0.2 mi
- Airline Highway Parish Park: 0.5 mi
- Airline Highway Park: 0.5 mi
- Brookfield Avenue Park: 1.1 mi
- Erich Sternberg Family Park: 1.8 mi
- Education Building: 7.1 mi
- Exhibit Building: 7.1 mi
- LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and Museum: 7.9 mi
- Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum: 8.7 mi
- LSU Rural Life Museum: 8.8 mi
- Barataria Pirate: 2.1 mi
- Tilt-a-Whirl: 2.1 mi
- Black Widow: 2.1 mi
- Dixie Landin' and Manchac Train Station: 2.1 mi
- Gilbeau's Galaxy: 2.1 mi
- Kendalwood Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 5.5 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Amite River Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.3 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Galvez Town: 6.0 mi
- Peace Stones: 9.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 13.7 mi
- A-7 Corsair: 13.8 mi
- USCGC WHITE ALDER: 13.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 8.2 mi
- Memory Garden: 8.2 mi
- LSU Botanic Gardens Orangerie: 8.2 mi
- Windrush Garden: 8.7 mi
- Windrush Gardens: 8.8 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 17.0 mi
- Saulsettoon Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Duncans Bluff: 24.9 mi
- 2000: 6.1 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 7.7 mi
- The Crest: 13.7 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 17.4 mi
- Indian Mound: 14.3 mi
- Brown's Ridge: 16.0 mi
- Indian Camp Ridge: 17.3 mi
- Galveztown: 6.0 mi
- Morrisonville: 14.1 mi
- Denham Spring: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Live Oak Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Camp Ridge | E 81° | 8 m | 17.3 mi |
| Indian Mound | ESE 104° | 2 m | 14.3 mi |
| Brown's Ridge | ESE 105° | 2 m | 16.0 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 | 19:34 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9125398408
Day trips start here
- Baton Rouge · 12 mi
- River Parishes · 12 mi
- Port Allen · 15 mi
- Florida Parishes · 16 mi
- Plaquemine · 16 mi
- Vacherie · 28 mi
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