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Fort Jesup Louisiana Map

Explore Fort Jesup, 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 Fort Jesup, Louisiana

How to Use This Fort Jesup, Louisiana Map

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

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	Fort Jesup
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Sabine Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.612949
Longitude	-93.402951
Population	494
Density	44.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	71449
Area Code	318
School District	Sabine Parish School District

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About Fort Jesup, Louisiana

Fort Jesup is a locality in Sabine Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 494. The population density is 44.7 people per km². Fort Jesup is located at 31.6129°N, 93.4030°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71449.

Fort Jesup marks the site where the high, pine-studded ground of the Louisiana interior rises to meet the shifting boundaries of a younger, expansionist nation. It lies 21.2 miles west-southwest of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 241°T), and is situated 5.7 miles east-northeast of Many. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the loblolly pines and oak motts, far removed from any coastal influence as the land stretches across the inland plains. A mile to the east, the waters of Bayou Pedro move with a sluggish, tea-colored persistence through the dense undergrowth, carving a path through the red clay soil. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Dolette Hills offers a faint, jagged interruption to the otherwise level expanse of the horizon, while the quietude of the surroundings is broken only by the cicadas that mark the slow crawl of the afternoon sun.

Fort Jesup serves as a silent witness to a time when the border between two empires was a fluid, uncertain line drawn across the wilderness. Established to command the frontier between the United States and the Spanish-held territory, the remnants of the site now preserve the memory of the soldiers and settlers who once patrolled this restless edge. The economy of the surrounding region remains tied to the cycles of the earth, where the labor of the forest and the quiet management of timber and farmland define the local way of life. For those seeking the solitude of the woods, the proximity to Unknown Park offers a quiet expanse of protected terrain, while the deeper depressions of the landscape, such as Fish Pond Bottom, hold the moisture that keeps the region verdant through the long, sweltering summers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 231° SW
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 122° SE · 607k acres
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 031° NE · 30k acres
Cunningham Brake Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 16.0 mi, 100° E
Red Dirt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.6 mi, 113° SE · 40k acres
North Toledo Bend State Park (State Park) — 19.3 mi, 258° W
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.8 mi, 045° NE
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 061° NE
Cane River Gallery (Public Artwork) — 21.2 mi, 061° NE
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.8 mi, 107° E
John Stores Memorial Feild (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 061° NE
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 22.6 mi, 230° SW · 161k acres
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.9 mi, 109° E · 8,701 acres
Gaines Memorial Bridge (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 243° SW
Alfred D. & Martha (Causey) Oliphint (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 244° SW
Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.7 mi, 223° SW · 12k acres
Wlf - Lake Anacoco / Lake Vernon (State Recreation Area) — 25.3 mi, 177° S
South Toledo Bend State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 199° S
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 235° SW
Burr's Ferry (Registered Battlefield) — 38.4 mi, 190° S
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 38.4 mi, 049° NE · 6,090 acres
Fort Polk Military Museum (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 164° S
Ezekiel Cullen Home Museum (Museum) — 41.9 mi, 262° W
San Augustine County Historical Foundation Museum (Museum) — 42.0 mi, 262° W
Pickering Lumber Company mill? (Historic Ruins) — 43.9 mi, 304° NW
Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 45.2 mi, 159° S
Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 53.4 mi, 173° S
Beauregard Parish Jail (Attraction) — 53.4 mi, 173° S
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 54.5 mi, 325° NW
Jasper Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 59.8 mi, 217° SW

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