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Castor Louisiana Map

Explore Castor, 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 Castor, Louisiana

How to Use This Castor, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	32.253213
Longitude	-93.165722
Population	230
Density	74.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71016
Area Code	318
School District	Bienville Parish School District

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About Castor, Louisiana

Castor is a locality in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 230. The population density is 74.6 people per km². Castor is located at 32.2532°N, 93.1657°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Castor is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71016.

Castor holds a quiet stillness within the pine-studded uplands of Bienville Parish, where the air thickens with the scent of damp earth and resin as the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of Shell Hill. It lies 26.0 miles south-southeast of Minden, LA (from Minden, LA: bearing 164°T), and is situated 34.3 miles north of Natchitoches. Castor Creek traces a narrow, serpentine path just one mile from the center, its dark waters reflecting the towering hardwoods that lean inward to shade the banks. The landscape here is defined by these low, forested ridges and the deep, hushed corridors of timber that have long dictated the rhythm of the land. In the golden hour, the light filters through the canopy in thin, dusty shafts, illuminating the fine, red clay soil that clings to the roots of the pines and defines the character of the ground underfoot.

Life in Castor has historically turned on the cycles of the forest and the steady, patient work of the sawmill, anchoring a local economy that remains deeply tethered to the surrounding woodland. Only three miles away, the protected expanse of Black Lake Bayou serves as a vital artery for the region, preserving a wilder, wetter geography that provides a stark contrast to the managed timber tracts nearby. Residents often look toward the quiet surface of Kepler Creek Lake, four miles off, where the transition from the dense, pine-choked ridges to the open, shimmering water offers a brief reprieve from the heat of the afternoon. There is a permanence in the way the local life unfolds, a deliberate slowness that mirrors the way the water moves through the bayou, indifferent to the urgent pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Black Lake Bayou (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 257° W
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 9.3 mi, 141° SE · 607k acres
Big Cypress State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 090° E
Saline Bayou (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 107° E
Bonnie & Clyde Death Spot (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 018° N
Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 274° W
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.8 mi, 119° SE · 6,090 acres
Lake Bistineau State Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 321° NW
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.6 mi, 245° SW · 30k acres
Ada Interstate 20 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.5 mi, 007° N
Webster Parish Bell Tower (Monument) — 26.0 mi, 344° N
Mother Mary (Public Artwork) — 26.0 mi, 347° N
Veterans of Foreign War Plaque (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 345° N
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 29.6 mi, 179° S
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 172° S
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.7 mi, 058° NE
Gilbert Center (Arts Centre) — 36.2 mi, 058° NE
Lincoln Parish Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 058° NE
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 37.5 mi, 301° NW
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 301° NW
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 298° NW
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 298° NW
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 38.3 mi, 298° NW
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 38.4 mi, 299° NW
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 298° NW
SUSLA Sign (Attraction) — 44.0 mi, 297° NW
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.4 mi, 137° SE · 88k acres
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 45.5 mi, 270° W
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.3 mi, 170° S · 8,701 acres
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 51.5 mi, 230° SW · 161k acres

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