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Duson Louisiana Map

Explore Duson, 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 Duson, Louisiana

How to Use This Duson, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.235758
Longitude	-92.185404
Population	1,326
Density	170.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70529
Area Code	985
School District	Lafayette Parish School District

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About Duson, Louisiana

Duson is a locality in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,326. The population density is 170.2 people per km². Duson is located at 30.2358°N, 92.1854°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Duson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70529.

Duson occupies a flat, expansive stretch of prairie where the horizon remains unobstructed by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain silo or a cluster of hardwoods. It lies 9.9 miles southwest of Carencro, LA (from Carencro, LA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Lafayette. Indian Bayou traces a narrow, serpentine path through this landscape, its dark, nutrient-rich waters feeding the surrounding fields that define the visual character of the region. During the humid peak of summer, the air holds a heavy, pressurized stillness, often broken only by the sudden shimmer of heat rising from the pavement or the sharp, rhythmic calls of insects hidden in the tall grasses. While Mauboles Park lies four miles away as a quiet refuge of green space, the immediate surroundings of Duson are defined by the wide, open sky and the persistent, industrious texture of the soil.

Agriculture serves as the enduring pulse of Duson, with vast tracts of land dedicated to the cultivation of rice and sugarcane, crops that have shaped the local economy and the daily labor of its people for generations. The influence of French and Acadian heritage remains embedded in the local vernacular and the slow, deliberate pace at which the day unfolds, favoring a life that values connection over haste. While the distant, shimmering surface of Lake la Pointe remains sixteen miles away, the identity of the people here is anchored firmly to the inland earth and the steady cycles of the harvest. Whether through the seasonal rhythm of planting or the quiet gatherings of neighbors, Duson maintains a character that is defined not by external spectacle, but by the grounded, repetitive beauty of a life lived close to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rayne City Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 279° W
Gossen Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 279° W
Mural Room (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 281° W
City Ballroom (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 281° W
Frog City Festival Pavilion (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 280° W
Acadian Village (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 127° SE
I.R. "Bud" Chalmers Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 079° E
First Horizon Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 105° E
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 9.3 mi, 274° W
Evangeline Maid Bread Sign (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 092° E
Alexandre Mouton House (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 096° E
Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 093° E
Corporate Block (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 109° E
Vermilionville Historic Village (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 097° E
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.4 mi, 097° E
Rice Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 259° W
Cypress Island (Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 101° E
Boho (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 030° NE
Cajun Country Swamp Tours (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 093° E
Jim Bowie Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 018° N
Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 017° N
Spanish Lake - Dried Lake Bed (State Recreation Area) — 21.6 mi, 121° SE
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 22.5 mi, 322° NW
White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.9 mi, 213° SW
Palmetto Island State Park (State Park) — 25.2 mi, 175° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of La (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.2 mi, 321° NW · 9,337 acres
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 061° NE · 32k acres
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 36.3 mi, 352° N
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 57.8 mi, 336° NW · 607k acres
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 60.7 mi, 007° N

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