Highland Road Park Observatory, Baton Rouge

Name: Highland Road Park Observatory
Address: 13800 Highland Rd, Baton Rouge, 70810, United States

#36 among attractions in Baton Rouge

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Highland Road Park Observatory, Baton Rouge

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Highland Road Park Observatory or Baton Rouge Observatory is an astronomical observatory jointly operated by Louisiana State University's astronomy department, Baton Rouge Astronomical Society, and The Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge. It is in Baton Rouge, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in Highland Road Park. ()

Established: 1997 (27 years ago)Coordinates: 30°20'46"N, 91°4'15"W

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13800 Highland RdSouthwest Baton Rouge (South Bluebonnet - Nicholson)Baton Rouge 70810 United States

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Highland Road Park Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mall of Louisiana, LSU Hilltop Arboretum, BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Louisiana State Archives.

3.1 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Mall of Louisiana, Baton Rouge
80 min walk • The Mall of Louisiana is a mid-scale shopping mall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, between I-10 and Bluebonnet Blvd. It is the largest mall in Louisiana and contains the third largest indoor carousel in the world. It is the only regional mall in Baton Rouge.
1.6 miNW
Park
LSU Hilltop Arboretum, Baton Rouge
41 min walk • The Hilltop Arboretum at Louisiana State University is an arboretum owned by the Louisiana State University. It is located at 11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and open to the public free of charge during daylight hours seven days a week.
2.6 miNW
30°22'10"N • 91°6'20"W
BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge
67 min walk • Park, Nature and wildlife
5 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge
128 min walk • The Louisiana State Archives, established 1956, is the agency under the Secretary of State of Louisiana "designated to fulfill the function of directing a program of collecting, preserving, and making available for use the state's historical records" Located in Baton Rouge...
2.6 miE
Park
Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin', Baton Rouge
68 min walk • Blue Bayou Waterpark and Dixie Landin' are adjacent amusement parks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Blue Bayou is a water park and Dixie Landin' is a more traditional amusement park with thrill rides.
7.6 miNW
Museum, History museum
CARTE Museum, Baton Rouge
194 min walk • The Cartographic Acquisition Research Teaching and Exhibition Museum was a small privately owned cartographic museum located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dedicated to the preservation of original maps and atlases.
4.8 miW
Hotel casino, Gambling, Nightlife
L'Auberge Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
124 min walk • L'Auberge Casino & Hotel Baton Rouge is a casino in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The casino opened in September 2012, and has 74,000 square feet of gaming space. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn National Gaming.
2.4 miNW
Temple
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple, Baton Rouge
63 min walk • The Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple is the 94th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
6.2 miNW
30°23'42"N • 91°9'28"W
The Enchanted Mansion, Baton Rouge
158 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.8 miNW
Botanical garden
Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge
71 min walk • Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center is a 103-acre nature conservation park administered by the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, and located at 10503 N. Oak Hills Parkway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810.
5.2 miNW
Museum, History museum
LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge
132 min walk • The LSU Rural Life Museum is а museum of Louisiana history in Baton Rouge, US. It is located in the Burden Museum and Gardens, a 400-acre agricultural research experiment station, and is operated under the aegis of Louisiana State University.