Mercantile Bayou
Mercantile Bayou is an inlet in Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Mercantile Bayou is situated nearby to the hamlet Orchard.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Venice and Pilottown.
Venice
Village
Plaquemines Parish is in Louisiana, at the south-east edge of the Greater New Orleans region. The parish seat is officially Pointe à la Hache, although since the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 most of the government has been in Belle Chasse. Venice is situated 5 miles north of Mercantile Bayou.
Pilottown
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 6 miles east of Mercantile Bayou.
Mercantile Bayou
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.21078° or 29° 12′ 39″ northLongitude
-89.34422° or 89° 20′ 39″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76XG6M64+88GeoNames ID
4333132
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Localities in the Area
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