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Discover Gentilly
Gentilly in Orleans Parish (Louisiana) is a town in United States about 960 mi (or 1,545 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Gentilly is now 09:58 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports near Gentilly, of which 6 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: New Orleans, Chalmette, Gretna, Davis (historical) and Hahnville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 33% |
Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
14°C (56 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
ELYSIAN FIELDS INN
Melrose Mansion
Lamothe House
Royal Street Inn and R Bar
R&B Bed and Breakfast
Maison de Macarty
Lion's Inn Bed and Breakfast
New Orleans Inn
Royal Inn of New Orleans
Jean Lafitte House
Videos from this area
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Lower 9th Ward Struggles
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Laura Paul & Lowernine.Org
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Edvard Grieg—Waltz Caprice in E Minor: Four Hand Piano Duet
Grieg's creepy little circus waltz for 4 hands. I recorded the Secondo part first, and played it back as I recorded the Primo part. This manner of playing a duet sorta reinvents the term...
From Atop the Industrial Canal Levee in the Lower Ninth Ward
Here's the mini-docu-vid I shot while standing atop the Industrial Canal levee in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Navigation Canal lock in 1
Waiting to be Locked in the Inner Navigation Canal Lock with 5 Barges and a Tug.
NOBTS Funnel Cloud Sighting
On Saturday, May 16th, 2009 a funnel cloud was sighted near the campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. This video captures a sighting from a third floor campus apartment. Watch...
New Orleans Railroad Drawbridge Opening
A railroad drawbridge over the Lake Pontchartrain entrance to the New Orleans Industrial Canal opening after a train has passed.
Seabrook Current vs Tug 2
IHNC at Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans under Seabrook Bridge, 11 Sept 2008. Hurricane Ike was in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico (~350 miles from New Orleans) as a Category 2 storm at the...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
WBOK
WBOK is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, the station serves the New Orleans area. The station is owned by Bakewell Media of Louisiana, LLC. Its current slogan is "Real Talk for Real Times". The station was purchased by Danny Bakewell on behalf of The Bakewell Family in April 2007.
Industrial Canal
The Industrial Canal is a 5.5 mile (9 km) waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The waterway's proper name, as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on NOAA nautical charts, is Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. The more common "Industrial Canal" name is used locally, both by commercial mariners and by landside residents. The canal connects the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain.
Agriculture Street Landfill
The Agriculture Street Landfill was a dump in New Orleans, Louisiana. The area was later developed for residential use, with unfortunate environmental consequences. It became a Superfund cleanup site.
Desire Projects
Desire Projects is a neighborhood and a former housing project of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Higgins Boulevard to the north, Alvar Street to the east, Florida Boulevard to the south and Desire Street, Oliver White Avenue, Pleasure Street and Piety Street to the west.
Almonaster Avenue Bridge
The Almonaster Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has two vehicular lanes of Almonaster Road and two railroad tracks over the Industrial Canal. The bridge is named after Almonaster Avenue on which it is built. It is one of the first four bridges built by the Port of New Orleans and was completed in 1919 in order to provide railroad access across the Inner Harbor-Navigational Canal, locally referred to as the Industrial Canal.
I-10 High Rise Bridge
The I-10 High Rise Bridge, known locally as the High Rise, is a bridge carrying 6 lanes of Interstate 10 over the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Danziger Bridge
The Danziger Bridge is a vertical lift bridge named after a New Orleans lawyer and businessman, which carries seven vehicular lanes of U.S. Route 90 (Chef Menteur Highway) across the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was built to replace the old Danziger Bridge, a draw bridge constructed in 1931–1932.
Gentilly Woods, New Orleans
Gentilly Woods is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Dreux Avenue to the north, Industrial Canal to the east, Gentilly Boulevard to the south and People's Avenue to the west.
Desire Area, New Orleans
Desire Area is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Gentilly Boulevard to the north, the Industrial Canal to the east, Florida Boulevard, Alvar Street, Higgins Boulevard, Piety Street, Pleasure Street, Oliver White Avenue, and Desire Street to the south and People's Avenue to the west.
Danziger Bridge shootings
The Danziger Bridge shootings were police shootings that took place on September 4, 2005, at the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. Six days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, members of the city's police department killed two people: 17-year-old James Brissette and 40-year-old Ronald Madison. Four other people were wounded. All victims were unarmed. Madison, a mentally disabled man, was shot in the back.