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Buras Louisiana Map

Explore Buras, 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 Buras, Louisiana

How to Use This Buras, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	29.351886
Longitude	-89.524225
Population	1,109
Density	186.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70041
Area Code	504
School District	Plaquemines Parish School District

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About Buras, Louisiana

Buras is a locality in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,109. The population density is 186.3 people per km². Buras is located at 29.3519°N, 89.5242°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70041.

Buras defines itself through the persistent, low-slung geography of a land that exists in a fragile negotiation with the encroaching Gulf of Mexico. It lies 44.6 miles southeast of Belle Chasse, LA (from Belle Chasse, LA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 53.2 miles southeast of New Orleans. The Buras Drainage Canal cuts a dark, linear path through the saturated earth, acting as a primary artery that directs the restless moisture toward the horizon. Here, the horizon is not a distant goal but a blurred line where the sky bleeds into the brackish marshes, and the air carries a heavy, salt-sweet weight that clings to the skin long after the sun has dipped low. Beyond the immediate reach of the canal, the landscape remains flat and expansive, punctuated only by the occasional silhouette of marsh grass or the distant, shifting outlines of Sable Island shimmering in the haze. A few miles inland, the waters of Bay Denesse hold a quiet, stagnant stillness, mirroring a sky that often shifts from a bruised violet to a stark, blinding gray within the span of an afternoon.

Buras maintains a stoic presence in a region shaped by the cyclical demands of the water and the labor of those who harvest its bounty. The economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the gulf, with generations of residents drawing their living from the tides and the shifting sediment of the delta. Life in Buras moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, echoing the slow accumulation of silt and the steady, unceasing work of the local fishing fleets. Visitors often find their way to Buras Park, a modest stretch of green that offers a rare, firm vantage point to observe the interplay of land and water that defines the local existence. It is a place where history is not merely recorded in documents but felt in the recurring struggle to maintain a foothold against the elements, a reality that keeps the residents acutely aware of the land’s shifting, fluid nature.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buras Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 311° NW
Fort Jackson Parish Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 087° E
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 199° S
Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.9 mi, 120° SE · 151k acres
Breton National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 067° NE · 52k acres
Breton National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.5 mi, 067° NE · 12k acres
Pass A Loutre Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.0 mi, 130° SE
Grand Isle State Park (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 257° W
Southwest Pass Pilot Station (Viewpoint) — 29.8 mi, 166° S
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 44.0 mi, 312° NW
Airbout Tours (Attraction) — 44.3 mi, 311° NW
Manila Village Historical Marker (Monument) — 44.8 mi, 306° NW
Clark Cheniere Historical Marker (Monument) — 44.8 mi, 306° NW
Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour (Attraction) — 45.5 mi, 311° NW
Swamp tour airboat (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 307° NW
Swampwalk (Attraction) — 46.3 mi, 310° NW
Chalmette Movies (Cinema) — 49.4 mi, 327° NW
Spotts Monument (Monument) — 49.6 mi, 325° NW
Painting with a Twist (Arts Centre) — 49.7 mi, 320° NW
Bayou Savage National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 50.2 mi, 343° N
Nord Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 50.9 mi, 323° NW
Paper Machine (Arts Centre) — 51.0 mi, 325° NW
House of Dance & Feathers (Museum) — 51.3 mi, 325° NW
Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum (Museum) — 51.9 mi, 325° NW
Galería de arte (Gallery) — 52.1 mi, 322° NW
The Front (Gallery) — 52.3 mi, 324° NW
BB's Stage Door Canteen (Theatre) — 52.3 mi, 321° NW
LeMieux Galleries (Gallery) — 52.4 mi, 322° NW
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 64.6 mi, 020° N · 213k acres
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 76.3 mi, 020° N · 532k acres

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