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Belmont Louisiana Map

Explore Belmont, 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 Belmont, Louisiana

How to Use This Belmont, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	31.718182
Longitude	-93.508178
Population	305
Density	11.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	70743, 70767, 71486
Area Code	985, 318
School District	Sabine Parish School District

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About Belmont, Louisiana

Belmont is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 11.7 people per km². Belmont is located at 31.7182°N, 93.5082°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70743, 70767, 71486.

Belmont occupies a low-slung stretch of earth where the horizon is defined by the heavy, humid weight of the sky and the constant, quiet movement of the Mississippi River just a mile to the east. It lies 15.7 miles north of Thibodaux, LA (from Thibodaux, LA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Chackbay. The terrain here is shaped by the Belmont Crevasse, a geological scar that tells of the land’s volatile, shifting relationship with the waterways that vein this region. Beyond the immediate banks, the landscape flattens into expansive, fertile fields where the light at dusk turns the air a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows across the soil. This inland expanse remains largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the world, defined instead by the slow, deliberate growth of timber and the seasonal rhythms of the inland plains.

Belmont carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of the earth, its economy long anchored to the cultivation of the surrounding fields and the maintenance of the infrastructure that keeps the water at bay. The nearby presence of Paulina Park offers a refuge of dense greenery, a stark contrast to the open, utilitarian stretches of farmland that dominate the local industry. History here is felt in the architecture of the older structures, which seem to lean into the damp, heavy heat as if weary from the centuries of humidity. Farther out, the presence of Lac des Allemands provides a stillness that settles over the region, a reminder of the ancient, slow-moving water cycles that have dictated the life and commerce of Belmont since its earliest establishment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 172° S
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 068° E · 30k acres
North Toledo Bend State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 232° SW
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 18.4 mi, 271° W · 161k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 19.3 mi, 219° SW
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 20.9 mi, 130° SE · 607k acres
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 22.1 mi, 070° E
James Taylor Gaines (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 220° SW
Alfred D. & Martha (Causey) Oliphint (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 220° SW
Gaines Memorial Bridge (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 219° SW
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 083° E
Cane River Gallery (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 083° E
Red Dirt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.4 mi, 122° SE · 40k acres
Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.6 mi, 202° S · 12k acres
Northwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lake (State Conservation Area) — 28.0 mi, 054° NE
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.3 mi, 117° SE
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.5 mi, 117° SE · 8,701 acres
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 218° SW
Wlf - Lake Anacoco / Lake Vernon (State Recreation Area) — 33.4 mi, 168° S
Pickering Lumber Company mill? (Historic Ruins) — 34.8 mi, 300° NW
Ezekiel Cullen Home Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 250° W
San Augustine County Historical Foundation Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 250° W
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 39.4 mi, 062° NE · 6,090 acres
Shelby County Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 278° W
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 45.0 mi, 326° NW
Burr's Ferry (Registered Battlefield) — 45.1 mi, 181° S
Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 54.3 mi, 156° SE
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 56.4 mi, 346° N
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 56.8 mi, 346° N
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 57.1 mi, 346° N

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