Goat Bayou

Goat Bayou is an inlet in Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Goat Bayou is situated nearby to the hamlet Pilottown, as well as near the area Mississippi River Delta.

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Highlights include Delta National Wildlife Refuge.

Protected area

The Delta National Wildlife Refuge is located 10 miles east of Venice, Louisiana along the Mississippi River. The area formed when a breach in the natural levee of the Mississippi River occurred in 1862 approximately 100 miles below New Orleans, Louisiana. Delta National Wildlife Refuge is situated 2 miles northeast of Goat Bayou.

Nearby places include Pilottown.

Hamlet

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Pilottown is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It serves as a base for river pilots to guide ships across the bar and up and down the Mississippi River. Pilottown is situated 3½ miles southwest of Goat Bayou.

Latitude

29.22133° or 29° 13′ 17″ north

Longitude

-89.22811° or 89° 13′ 41″ west

Elevation

-3 feet (-1 metres)

Open location code

76XG6QCC+GQ

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