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Avondale Louisiana Map

Explore Avondale, Louisiana, 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 Avondale, Louisiana

How to Use This Avondale, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Avondale, Louisiana. 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 Louisiana 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 Avondale.

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	Avondale
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Tensas Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.901029
Longitude	-90.19702
Population	4,582
Density	318.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	71366, 70094
Area Code	318, 504
School District	Jefferson Parish School District

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About Avondale, Louisiana

Avondale is a locality in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,582. The population density is 318.4 people per km². Avondale is located at 29.9010°N, 90.1970°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 71366, 70094.

Avondale emerges from the flat, heavy earth of the alluvial plains, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of the Andrews Bayou as it snakes through the dense riparian growth. It lies 27.2 miles north-northeast of Natchez, MS (from Natchez, MS: bearing 15°T), and is situated 32.8 miles south of Tallulah. The horizon remains stubbornly level, a vast expanse of fertile soil where the light at dusk turns a bruised, liquid violet, softening the silhouette of the cypress trees that crowd the water’s edge. Three miles distant, the quiet stillness of Brushy Lake mirrors the humid sky, while the far-off suggestion of Newells Ridge provides the only break in the infinite horizontal stretch of the landscape. The atmosphere here carries a persistent, humid weight, a stillness that seems to suspend the afternoon in a perpetual, golden amber.

Avondale holds a quiet industriousness within its borders, shaped by a history of land development and the necessity of navigating the soft, yielding terrain. The local economy relies on the steady movement of goods and the maintenance of infrastructure that respects the presence of the Winter Quarters Crevasse, an ancient reminder of how the geography dictates human settlement. Education and agricultural study find a home at the Lsu Research Station, where the work of the soil continues under the watchful eyes of those who understand the temperamental nature of the ground. Life in Avondale moves with a measured, deliberate gravity, defined by the intersection of industrial transit and the deep, rooted traditions of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Avondale Playground (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 231° SW
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 314° NW
Garden of Honor (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 315° NW
Bayou Segnette State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 098° E
Mississippi River Trail (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 351° N
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.2 mi, 180° S
Gumbo Festival (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 039° NE
New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 020° N
The Fly (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 070° E
John J Audubon Statue (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 068° E
Odenheimer Aquarium (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 069° E
Salvador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 268° W
Ragin Cajun Airboat Tours (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 282° W
J&S Gallery (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 024° NE
Saints Training/baseball Stadium/recreat (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 002° N
Ken Hollis Theater (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 356° N
Prytania Theatre (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 072° E
Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 274° W
Timken Wildlife Management Area - Couba Island (Local Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 182° S
LaSalle's Landing (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 329° NW
Louisiana Toy Train Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 330° NW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 268° W
NOLA Wax Hands (Arts Centre) — 6.0 mi, 347° N
Katrina National Memorial Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 055° NE
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 068° E
Confederate Memorial Hall;Confederate Memorial Hall Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 069° E
BB's Stage Door Canteen (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 069° E
Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.8 mi, 058° NE · 28k acres
Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 054° NE · 25k acres
Bayou Savage National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 19.1 mi, 054° NE

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