Enter your search query in the box below.

Convent Louisiana Map

Explore Convent, 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 Convent, Louisiana

How to Use This Convent, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.015211
Longitude	-90.820234
Population	483
Density	48.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70723
Area Code	985
School District	St. James Parish School District

🌦 Goto Convent Weather Page: Convent, Louisiana — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Convent, Louisiana

Convent is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 483. The population density is 48.0 people per km². Convent is located at 30.0152°N, 90.8202°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70723.

Convent sits firmly upon the verdant, low-lying alluvial plains that define the long, deliberate bend of the Mississippi River. It lies 15.6 miles north of Thibodaux, LA (from Thibodaux, LA: bearing 358°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-northwest of Chackbay. The landscape here is characterized by the heavy, moisture-laden air that clings to the sugarcane fields, where the quality of light at dusk turns the horizon into a muted palette of copper and bruised violet. To the north, the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area provides a dense, tangled sanctuary for cypress and tupelo, while the Nita Crevasse serves as a quiet reminder of the river's historical power to reshape the earth. The land is flat and patient, holding the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the silhouettes of the trees.

Convent remains a place where the economy is inextricably tied to the currents of commerce and agriculture that have dictated life here for generations. While the massive industrial facilities now punctuate the skyline with their steel skeletons, they exist in a complex equilibrium with the surrounding fields of cane that stretch toward the horizon. The legacy of the region is written into the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the people who navigate the roads between the river and the distant, dark waters of Lac des Allemands. There is a distinct gravity to the life in Convent, a persistence of character that respects the weight of the past while attending to the immediate, practical demands of a landscape that is constantly being formed and reformed by the silt and the slow, persistent flow of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 014° N
Paulina Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 078° E
Blind River (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 022° N
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 188° S
Lutcher Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 071° E
The Longboat (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 081° E
Bocage Plantation (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 313° NW
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 322° NW
I-10 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 340° N
San Francisco Plantation (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 080° E
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 15.0 mi, 181° S
Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 173° S
Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 340° N
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 17.9 mi, 202° S
National Hansen's Disease Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 305° NW
Galvez Town (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 350° N
Goula Paradise Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 24.3 mi, 310° NW
WHITE ALDER Memorial Light 195A (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 302° NW
Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 066° NE
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 26.5 mi, 097° E
Veterans Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 102° E
Tickfaw State Park (State Park) — 26.7 mi, 020° N
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 168° S
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 169° S
Southdown Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 171° S
Morgan City Stadium (Stadium) — 31.4 mi, 227° SW
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.5 mi, 175° S · 8,780 acres
Create Studios (Arts Centre) — 34.4 mi, 325° NW
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.7 mi, 246° SW · 22k acres
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 45.9 mi, 216° SW

Latest News: Convent

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News