Nicholson Park

Nicholson Park is a park in Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Nicholson Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Walkertown, as well as near the town Westwego.

Places of Interest

Highlights include L. W. Higgins High School and Manning Family Children’s.

L. W. Higgins High School

School

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L. W. Higgins High School is a high school in Marrero, a community in unincorporated Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a part of the Jefferson Parish Public School System.

Manning Family Children's formerly known as Children's Hospital of New Orleans is a non-profit, pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Manning Family Children’s is situated 2 miles north of Nicholson Park.

Bayou Segnette State Park

Park

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Bayou Segnette State Park is located in Westwego, Jefferson Parish, southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. Bayou Segnette is not far from the urban center of New Orleans, yet it features access to two types of wetlands, swamp and marsh. Bayou Segnette State Park is situated 2 miles west of Nicholson Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westwego and Marrero.

Westwego

Town

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Westwego is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Jefferson Parish. It is a suburban community of New Orleans in the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area and lies along the west bank of the Mississippi River. Westwego is situated 1½ miles northwest of Nicholson Park.

Marrero

Town

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Marrero is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Marrero is on the south side of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 32,382 at the 2020 U.S. census. Marrero is situated 2 miles northeast of Nicholson Park.

Estelle

Hamlet

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Estelle is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 17,952 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Estelle is situated 3 miles southeast of Nicholson Park.

Nicholson Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.88725° or 29° 53′ 14″ north

Longitude

-90.12724° or 90° 7′ 38″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XFVVPF+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1443790646

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4335268

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