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Where is Starbase Louisiana?

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Starbase Louisiana is on Pecan Island in southern Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, a coastal chenier ridge near 29.6444 N, 92.4448 W, reached by Louisiana Highway 82. It is roughly one hour south of Abbeville and two hours south of Lafayette. SpaceX has not published a parcel map or exact facility boundary.

Coordinates

Approximately 29.6444 N, -92.4448 W. These coordinates point at the Pecan Island area described in the announcement, not a surveyed facility boundary. No official site plan has been released.

The road in

Louisiana Highway 82 is the coastal route through southern Vermilion Parish and is effectively the only practical approach. Services are sparse south of Abbeville, cell coverage is patchy, and coastal sections flood during storms. Check Louisiana 511 before driving down.

Nearest airports

Lafayette Regional (LFT) is closest at roughly two hours. Lake Charles Regional (LCH) is about two and a half hours, Baton Rouge (BTR) about three and a quarter, and New Orleans (MSY) about four.

What the terrain is like

Pecan Island is a narrow ridge of higher ground running through coastal marsh, historically a chenier formed from old beach deposits. Around it: wetlands, rice and crawfish country, hunting and fishing camps, and the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to the west.

Drive times to Pecan Island

FromDrive timeRoute
Abbeville, LAAbout 1 hourLA-82 south
Kaplan, LAAbout 1 hourLA-35 to LA-82
Lafayette, LAAbout 2 hoursUS-167 to LA-82
Lake Charles, LAAbout 2 hours 30 minutesLA-27 to LA-82 east
Baton Rouge, LAAbout 3 hours 15 minutesI-10 to US-167 to LA-82
New Orleans, LAAbout 4 hoursI-10 to US-167 to LA-82
Houston, TXAbout 5 hoursI-10 east to LA-27 or US-167

Drive times are approximate and assume normal conditions. Coastal LA-82 is subject to flooding and closures.

Map

Pecan Island, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

Marker shows the Pecan Island area, not an official facility boundary. Map data from OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Sources: SpaceX: Starbase Louisiana · CNBC: SpaceX Louisiana spaceport · Space.com: $100 billion Starbase Louisiana

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