Head of Passes West Jetty Lighthouse

Head of Passes West Jetty Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Head of Passes West Jetty Lighthouse is situated nearby to the hamlet Pilottown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pilottown.

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 2 miles north of Head of Passes West Jetty Lighthouse.

Head of Passes West Jetty Lighthouse

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Plaquemines Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.14801° or 29° 8′ 53″ north

Longitude

-89.25168° or 89° 15′ 6″ west

Open location code

76XG4PXX+68

GeoNames ID

9858429

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