Orleans Canal, New Orleans

Name: Orleans Canal
Address: New Orleans, United States

#167 among attractions in New Orleans

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The Orleans Canal is a drainage canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The canal, along with the 17th Street Canal and the London Avenue Canal, form the New Orleans Outfall Canals. The current version of the canal is about 2 km long, running along the up-river side of City Park, through the Lakeview and Lakeshore neighborhood, and into Lake Pontchartrain. It is part of the system used to pump rain water out of the streets of the city into the Lake. The Canal has also been known as the Orleans Avenue Canal, the Orleans Outfall Canal, the Orleans Tail Race, and early on, the Girod Canal. ()

Coordinates: 30°0'37"N, 90°5'58"W

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Lakeview (Lakeview Park)New Orleans United States

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Orleans Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Park Golf Courses, City Park, Spanish Fort, New Canal Light.

~790 mE
Golf
City Park Golf Courses, New Orleans
13 min walk • The City Park Golf Courses consist of two 18-hole golf courses located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two courses named the South Course and North Course also include a driving range, ancillary short-game facility and two clubhouses.
1.2 kmSE
Park
City Park, New Orleans
20 min walk • 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.
2.1 kmNE
Historical place, History museum, Forts and castles
Spanish Fort, New Orleans
33 min walk • Spanish Fort, also known as Old Spanish Fort, Fort St. Jean, and Fort St. John, is a historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly the site of a fort and later an amusement park.
2.3 kmNW
Lighthouse
New Canal Light, New Orleans
37 min walk • The New Canal Light or was first established in 1838 at the north end of the New Basin Canal which ran from Lake Pontchartrain to the Uptown or "American" section of the city which today is known as the New Orleans Central Business District.
2.3 kmNW
Canal
New Basin Canal, New Orleans
36 min walk • The New Basin Canal, also known as the New Canal and the New Orleans Canal, is a shipping canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, operating from 1830s into the 1940s.
1.7 kmSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fourth Church of Christ, New Orleans
28 min walk • Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 134 Polk Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, is an historic structure that on July 19, 2002, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1912, it was formerly the Lakeview Presbyterian Church.
2.4 kmSE
Neighbourhood
St. Bernard Projects, New Orleans
39 min walk • St. Bernard Projects was a housing project in the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission were: Harrison Avenue to the north, Paris Avenue to the east, Lafreniere Street and Florida Avenue to the south and Bayou St.
1.2 kmSE
Sport, Sport venue
City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center, New Orleans
19 min walk • The City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center is a tennis facility located in City Park in New Orleans, United States. The facility, built in 2011, serves as the home of the Loyola Wolf Pack and Tulane Green Wave tennis teams.
1.4 kmN
Neighbourhood
Lakeshore/Lake Vista, New Orleans
23 min walk • Lakeshore/Lake Vista is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Lake Pontchartrain to the north, Bayou St. John to the east, Robert E.
2.1 kmSE
Sport venue, Sport, Football
Pan-American Stadium, New Orleans
34 min walk • Pan American Stadium is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is used for soccer, football, lacrosse and rugby. It is currently home to the New Orleans Jesters of the National Premier Soccer League and Motagua New Orleans of the Gulf Coast Premier League.