Big Lake
Big Lake is a lake in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Big Lake is situated nearby to the suburb Faubourg St. John, as well as near the locality East City Junction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Orleans Museum of Art and City Park.
New Orleans Museum of Art
Museum
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The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue, and near the terminus of the "Canal Street - City Park" streetcar line.
City Park
Park
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City Park, a 1,300-acre public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. City Park is approximately 50% larger than Central Park in New York City, the municipal park recognized by Americans nationwide as the archetypal urban greenspace.
Tad Gormley Stadium
Stadium
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Tad Gormley Stadium is a 26,500 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The stadium is home to the University of New Orleans Privateers men's and women's track and field teams.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mid-City and Esplanade Ridge and Tremé.
Mid-City and Esplanade Ridge
Mid-City is a portion of New Orleans in the center of the metropolitan area, about midway between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. It is less visited by tourists than more famous areas like the French Quarter, but has impressive attractions of its own.
Tremé
Photo: Bart Everson, CC BY 2.0.
Tremé is an old historically African-American and Créole neighborhood of New Orleans, just "back" from the French Quarter. The Tremé is famous for its music, and has some attractions, music venues, and small inexpensive hotels.
Lakeview and Lakeshore
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Lakeview and Lakeshore are sections of New Orleans near and along Lake Pontchartrain. The old neighborhoods along the riverfront, like the French Quarter and Uptown are most popular with visitors.
Big Lake
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.9868° or 29° 59′ 13″ northLongitude
-90.0914° or 90° 5′ 29″ westOpen location code
76XFXWP5+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 10919917943OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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