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Bayou La Batre Alabama Map

Explore Bayou La Batre, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Bayou La Batre, Alabama

How to Use This Bayou La Batre, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bayou La Batre.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bayou La Batre
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Mobile County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.407586
Longitude	-88.263271
Population	2,204
Density	113.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	36509, 36544
Area Code	251
County Seat	Mobile
School District	Mobile County School District

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About Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Bayou La Batre is a locality in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,204. The population density is 113.6 people per km². Bayou La Batre is located at 30.4076°N, 88.2633°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bayou La Batre is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36509, 36544.

Bayou La Batre reveals itself through a landscape of brackish horizons and the low, persistent hum of the Gulf tide pressing against the land. It lies 13.7 miles south-southwest of Tillmans Corner, AL (from Tillmans Corner, AL: bearing 200°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Grand Bay. The air here holds a heavy, salt-sweet moisture that clings to the longleaf pine and dark bottomland hardwood, softening the sharp edges of the horizon as dusk settles over the low-lying terrain. Twelve miles from the open coastline, the geography remains a delicate interplay of marsh and firm earth, where the water of Little Bay acts as a quiet lung for the region. To the south, the silhouette of Isle aux Dames rises from the water like a muted gray anchor, while the distant, protected reaches of the Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge offer a sprawling sanctuary for migratory birds. The light at the end of the day often turns the water into a sheet of hammered copper, reflecting a sky that seems wider and more profound than the solid ground beneath it.

Bayou La Batre carries the weight of a maritime heritage that has defined its economy for generations, centering on a fleet of vessels that ride the local channels with rugged, utilitarian grace. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the tides and the seasonal demands of the harvest, as the local docks serve as the primary artery for a trade built upon the bounty of the sea. Men and women here work with a quiet intensity, maintaining a legacy of boatbuilding and maritime service that has persisted through the changing currents of the modern age. Beyond the bustle of the harbor, the narrow roads wind past quiet homes and stands of timber, maintaining a solitude that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world. It is a place where the history of the coast is not merely remembered, but lived in the steady, methodical repair of nets and the persistent, salt-weathered patience of those who call the waterfront their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grand Bay Savanna Community Hunting Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 196° S
Bosarge Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 133° SE
Maritime Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 101° E
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 274° W
Grand Bay Savanna Megasite Fee (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 187° S
Portersville Bay Wetlands Tract (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 126° SE
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.0 mi, 274° W · 31k acres
Grand Bay Savannah Coastal Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.0 mi, 266° W
Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.0 mi, 267° W
Island Fire Glass Art Gallery and Espresso Bar (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 064° NE
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.9 mi, 137° SE · 20k acres
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 14.7 mi, 210° SW · 213k acres
Captain Calhoun's Anchor (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 256° W
Gulf Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.9 mi, 212° SW · 3,896 acres
Mitchell Park Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 257° W
William Faulkner's summer house (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 256° W
U.S. Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon Plane (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 004° N
Oakleigh (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 033° NE
Fairhope Museum of History (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 069° E
Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 033° NE
Phoenix Fire Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 034° NE
PB MK3 Swift Boat (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 038° NE
Piasecki H-21 (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 038° NE
Cg-41364 (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 038° NE
Tensaw River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.9 mi, 041° NE
John Snook Telephone Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 087° E
Biloxi Little Theater (Theatre) — 36.7 mi, 269° W
Saenger Theater for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 37.4 mi, 269° W
Ship Island Light (Historic Ruins) — 44.0 mi, 252° W
St. Patrick Theatre (Theatre) — 46.3 mi, 283° W

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