New Basin Canal, New Orleans

Name: New Basin Canal
Address: New Orleans, United States

#133 among attractions in New Orleans

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The New Basin Canal, also known as the New Canal and the New Orleans Canal, is a shipping canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, operating from 1830s into the 1940s. ()

Coordinates: 30°1'37"N, 90°6'47"W

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Lakeview (Lakeshore)New Orleans United States

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New Basin Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: 17th Street Canal, New Canal Light, Orleans Canal, Lakeshore/Lake Vista.

1.2 miSW
Canal
17th Street Canal, New Orleans
31 min walk • The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans. Operating with Pump Station 6, it moves water into Lake Pontchartrain.
~80 ftNW
Lighthouse
New Canal Light, New Orleans
1 min walk • The New Canal Light or was first established in 1838 at the north end of the New Basin Canal which ran from Lake Pontchartrain to the Uptown or "American" section of the city which today is known as the New Orleans Central Business District.
1.4 miSE
Canal
Orleans Canal, New Orleans
36 min walk • The Orleans Canal is a drainage canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The canal, along with the 17th Street Canal and the London Avenue Canal, form the New Orleans Outfall Canals.
0.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Lakeshore/Lake Vista, New Orleans
24 min walk • Lakeshore/Lake Vista is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Lake Pontchartrain to the north, Bayou St. John to the east, Robert E.