Gulftown
Gulftown is a hamlet in Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Gulftown is situated nearby to the locality MM 22.5, as well as near MM 22.0.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buras and Fort St. Philip.
Buras
Village
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Buras is a census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 945 at the 2010 census, and 1,109 in 2020. Prior to the 2010 census, Buras was considered to be part of the Buras-Triumph CDP. Buras is situated 2 miles northwest of Gulftown.
Fort St. Philip
Hamlet
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Fort St. Philip is a historic masonry fort located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, about 40 miles upriver from its mouth in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, just opposite Fort Jackson on the other side of the river. Fort St. Philip is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gulftown.
Fort Jackson
Hamlet
Photo: Jmulhearn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Jackson is a historic masonry fort located 40 miles up river from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It was constructed as a coastal defense of New Orleans, between 1822 and 1832, and it was a battle site during the American Civil War. Fort Jackson is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gulftown.
Gulftown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.33911° or 29° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
-89.49367° or 89° 29′ 37″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
76XG8GQ4+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 153530763OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4326670
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