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Bayou Vista Louisiana Map

Explore Bayou Vista, 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 Bayou Vista, Louisiana

How to Use This Bayou Vista, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bayou Vista, 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 Bayou Vista.

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 Vista
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	St. Mary Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.690571
Longitude	-91.26698
Population	4,213
Density	902.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	70460, 70380
Area Code	985
School District	St. Mary Parish School District

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About Bayou Vista, Louisiana

Bayou Vista is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,213. The population density is 902.7 people per km². Bayou Vista is located at 29.6906°N, 91.2670°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70460, 70380.

Bayou Vista spreads across a low-slung, moisture-heavy landscape where the Lower Atchafalaya River carves a dark, insistent path through the silt. It lies 3.9 miles west of Morgan City, LA (from Morgan City, LA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 1.9 miles east of Patterson. The air here holds a permanent, velvet humidity, carrying the scent of damp earth and brackish reeds from the marshes eight miles toward the open coastline. To the north, the expanse of Bateman Lake reflects the sky in a muted, pewter sheen, while the flat horizon is broken only by the silhouettes of cypress trees and the distant, rugged edge of Berwick Island. Residents find a quiet gathering point at Bayou Vista Park, where the ground is soft underfoot and the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered copper, catching the slow, deliberate movement of the current.

Trade and industry in Bayou Vista have long been tethered to the pulse of the water, with the local economy shifting to the rhythms of the river traffic and the specialized needs of the energy sector. The history of the land is etched in the persistent struggle between soil and tide, a place where generations have learned to work alongside the seasonal swells and the encroaching damp. While life moves with a measured, deliberate pace, the influence of the region is felt in the layered cultural threads that define the local character, distinct from the distant hum of larger urban centers. Boats drift toward Bayou Penchant, navigating the winding veins of the delta, while the people of Bayou Vista maintain a quiet resilience, anchored by the constant, shifting presence of the water that dictates the texture of their days.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bayou Vista Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 001° N
Bayou Vista Community Center (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 119° SE
Town Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 053° NE
The Rig Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 089° E
Morgan City Stadium (Stadium) — 3.9 mi, 074° E
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 169° S
Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 332° NW
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.0 mi, 305° NW · 22k acres
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 11.7 mi, 073° E
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.2 mi, 204° SW
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 204° SW
Chitimacha Veterans' Monument (Monument) — 20.8 mi, 311° NW
Greenwood Gator Farm (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 103° E
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 27.5 mi, 075° E
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 320° NW
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.9 mi, 109° E · 8,780 acres
Lion Statue (Public Artwork) — 28.1 mi, 074° E
Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 076° E
Southdown Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 102° E
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 102° E
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 101° E
Bocage Plantation (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 032° NE
WHITE ALDER Memorial Light 195A (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 009° N
National Hansen's Disease Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 013° N
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 032° NE
Goula Paradise Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 38.8 mi, 012° N
Rice Mill, Conrad & Konriki (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 303° NW
F9F-6 P/C Mark Porrier Memorial (Monument) — 39.1 mi, 304° NW
Home Port (Historic Castle / Fort) — 43.8 mi, 112° E
Boudreaux Canal (Viewpoint) — 44.3 mi, 118° SE

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