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Branch Louisiana Map

Explore Branch, 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 Branch, Louisiana

How to Use This Branch, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.338617
Longitude	-92.285691
Population	431
Density	22.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70516
Area Code	985
School District	Acadia Parish School District

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About Branch, Louisiana

Branch is a locality in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 431. The population density is 22.6 people per km². Branch is located at 30.3386°N, 92.2857°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70516.

Branch emerges from the flat, industrious plains of Acadia Parish as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 11.3 miles northeast of Crowley, LA (from Crowley, LA: bearing 34°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Rayne. Bideman Gully carves a persistent, narrow path through the landscape, its drainage shaping the low-lying terrain where moisture lingers in the heavy, humid air. Beyond the immediate reach of the gully, the horizon stretches wide, defined by the relentless geometry of agricultural fields that color the view in shades of emerald and tawny gold. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting long shadows across the dark soil that seems to absorb the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the western edge of the world.

Branch anchors its identity in the rhythms of the harvest, standing as a testament to a local economy built upon the cultivation of rice and the patient labor of the fields. While the stillness of the rural expanse often dominates, the nearby Town Park provides a modest communal respite for those who move between the silos and the small, weathered homesteads. The culture of the region remains deeply layered, reflecting a heritage where the spoken word carries the cadence of a distinct, ancestral fusion. Life in Branch proceeds with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, indifferent to the distant allure of larger centers, preferring instead the steady, cyclical pulse of the seasons and the quiet persistence of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mural Room (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 174° S
City Ballroom (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 174° S
Frog City Festival Pavilion (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 175° S
Gossen Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 173° S
Town Park (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 046° NE
Rayne City Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 172° S
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 6.8 mi, 209° SW
Bronco Fields (Local Recreation) — 10.6 mi, 210° SW
Rice Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 213° SW
“the Sky’s the Limit” Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 316° NW
Eunice Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 324° NW
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.2 mi, 324° NW
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 13.2 mi, 324° NW
Boho (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 069° E
Acadian Village (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 134° SE
Evangeline Maid Bread Sign (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 116° SE
First Horizon Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 123° SE
Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 17.8 mi, 115° SE
Alexandre Mouton House (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 117° SE
Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 042° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of La (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.9 mi, 322° NW · 9,337 acres
Vermilionville Historic Village (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 116° SE
I-10 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.1 mi, 250° W
Cajun Country Swamp Tours (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 109° E
White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.5 mi, 200° S
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 000° N
Palmetto Island State Park (State Park) — 33.3 mi, 166° S
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.2 mi, 075° E · 32k acres
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 48.9 mi, 339° N · 607k acres
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 54.8 mi, 014° N

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