Point Houmas
Point Houmas is a cape in Ascension, Louisiana. Point Houmas is situated nearby to the hamlet Cofield, as well as near Burnside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sunshine Bridge.
Sunshine Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bluepoint951, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Sunshine Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Completed in 1963, it carries Louisiana Highway 70, which connects Donaldsonville on the west bank of Ascension Parish with Sorrento on the east bank of Ascension Parish as well as with Gonzales on the east bank of Ascension Parish. Sunshine Bridge is situated 2½ miles southeast of Point Houmas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donaldsonville and Smoke Bend.
Donaldsonville
Photo: Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Donaldsonville is a town of about 7000 in the south of Louisiana, along the Mississippi River. Its historic old town is considered to be one of the best kept examples of its kind, and home to a number of pre-Civil War monuments.
Smoke Bend
Hamlet
Smoke Bend is an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. A small cottage from the 1870s named Rome House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located here. Smoke Bend is situated 5 miles west of Point Houmas.
Sorrento
Town
Sorrento is a town in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,514 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. Sorrento is situated 6 miles northeast of Point Houmas.
Point Houmas
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Ascension, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.12464° or 30° 7′ 29″ northLongitude
-90.93399° or 90° 56′ 2″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
862F43F8+VCGeoNames ID
4337653
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Satellite Map
Discover Point Houmas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cofield and Burnside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aben Revetment and Burnside Plantation.
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