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Fordoche Louisiana Map

Explore Fordoche, 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 Fordoche, Louisiana

How to Use This Fordoche, Louisiana Map

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

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	Fordoche
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Pointe Coupee Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.596023
Longitude	-91.616502
Population	910
Density	144.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70732
Area Code	985
School District	Pointe Coupee Parish School District

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About Fordoche, Louisiana

Fordoche is a locality in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 910. The population density is 144.4 people per km². Fordoche is located at 30.5960°N, 91.6165°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fordoche is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70732.

Fordoche occupies a flat, verdant expanse where the heavy, humid air seems to hold the light of the afternoon in a golden, suspended stillness. It lies 26.7 miles west of Baker, LA (from Baker, LA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 13.0 miles southwest of New Roads. The landscape is defined by the deliberate pace of agricultural fields and dense, dark woodlands that thrive in the rich, alluvial soil of the region. Bayou White meanders through the periphery of this terrain, its slow, dark waters reflecting the towering canopy of cypress and oak that shade the earth. Five miles away, the quiet expanse of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary for local flora, while the distant, subtle depression of the Morganza Crevasse serves as a reminder of the land’s ancient, shifting relationship with the water that once carved these plains.

Fordoche emerged from the labor of those who cleared the thickets to plant sugarcane and rice, establishing an economy rooted firmly in the fertility of the soil. The rhythm of life here is measured by the harvest, a tradition that persists alongside the modern, quiet industry of the region. Residents often travel toward the calm surface of False River to find perspective, yet the character of the place remains anchored to the local roads and the enduring legacy of families who have worked this land for generations. There is a distinct, unhurried quality to the way the sun retreats behind the tree line, casting long, violet shadows across the fields that suggest a history written not in stone, but in the persistent, seasonal turning of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 110° E
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area/atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge/bayou Des Ourses Area (usacoe) (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 207° SW
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.8 mi, 179° S · 32k acres
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 024° NE · 22k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 16.5 mi, 034° NE
82nd Airborne Division Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 200° S
Fort Desperate (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 072° E
Mcgees swamp tour (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 203° SW
Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 22.2 mi, 015° N
Six String Music Stage (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 213° SW
Beaver Creek (Local Recreation) — 23.2 mi, 076° E
The Red Stick Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 25.4 mi, 101° E
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 100° E
West Baton Rouge Parish Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 111° E
Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 273° W
State Capitol Park (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 111° E
Baton Rouge Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 27.2 mi, 095° E
Pentagon Barracks Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 111° E
Mississippi River Bridge (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 113° SE
Huey P. Long Memorial (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 111° E
Zachary High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 27.4 mi, 081° E
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 110° E
LSU Museum of Art (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 112° E
Zachary Train Depot (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 082° E
Gallery 14 (Gallery) — 28.3 mi, 111° E
Mike the Tiger Habitat (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 116° SE
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 34.6 mi, 221° SW
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park (State Park) — 36.5 mi, 180° S
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 49.9 mi, 018° N · 192k acres
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 62.9 mi, 301° NW · 607k acres

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