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Fort Polk North Louisiana Map

Explore Fort Polk North, 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 Polk North, Louisiana

How to Use This Fort Polk North, Louisiana Map

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

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 Polk North
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Vernon Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.097411
Longitude	-93.188008
Population	2,401
Density	93.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	71459
Area Code	318

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About Fort Polk North, Louisiana

Fort Polk North is a locality in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,401. The population density is 93.7 people per km². Fort Polk North is located at 31.0974°N, 93.1880°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71459.

Fort Polk North emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of western Louisiana, where the land yields to the persistent, slow-moving currents of Drakes Creek. It lies 46.2 miles south of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 187°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-northeast of Fort Polk South. The terrain here is defined by a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the loblolly pines, creating a canopy that filters the afternoon sun into long, amber slats of light. Only two miles distant, the expansive greenery of Kisatchie National Forest acts as a wild, verdant anchor for the region, while the horizon remains flat and unyielding, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Eagle Hill rising some twenty-two miles away. The air carries the scent of damp earth and resin, a reminder that the environment is governed by the slow, quiet expansion of the woods rather than the quickened pace of urban life.

Fort Polk North functions as an extension of a storied military presence, its identity inseparable from the training maneuvers and the disciplined, rhythmic cadence of soldiers moving through the brush. The local economy and the daily habits of its people are inextricably tied to the rhythms of the installation, creating a culture that values steadfastness and a quiet, professional sobriety. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the landscape opens toward the wider Vernon Parish, where one might find the water of Anacoco Lake reflecting the wide, cloud-swept sky ten miles to the west. On quieter days, residents might traverse the Big Branch Trail, seeking a reprieve in the shade of hardwoods that have stood long before the modern grid arrived. It is a place where time seems to settle into the pine needles, indifferent to the hurried world beyond the forest edge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 1.7 mi, 174° S · 607k acres
Warrior Memorial Park monuments (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 204° SW
Fort Polk Military Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 200° S
US Veterans (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 305° NW
Leesville Recreation Copmlex (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 299° NW
Kisatchie National Forest - Vernon District/Fort Polk Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 201° S
Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 7.4 mi, 153° SE
Wlf - Lake Anacoco / Lake Vernon (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 286° W
Walnut Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 039° NE
Calcasieu River (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 032° NE
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 13.3 mi, 223° SW
Devils Backbone (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 301° NW
Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 199° S
Beauregard Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 199° S
Burr's Ferry (Registered Battlefield) — 19.7 mi, 264° W
Site of Old Burr's Ferry (At Highway Bridge) (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 264° W
Street of Dreams Studios (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 168° S
Red Dirt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.3 mi, 015° N · 40k acres
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 280° W · 161k acres
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.7 mi, 025° NE · 8,701 acres
Merryville Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 222° SW
Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.5 mi, 302° NW · 12k acres
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 037° NE · 30k acres
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 099° E
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 294° NW
Cane River Gallery (Public Artwork) — 46.2 mi, 007° N
Jasper Bulldog Stadium (Stadium) — 50.3 mi, 256° W
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 50.3 mi, 002° N
Camp Livingston: POW Camp (Historic Ruins) — 52.9 mi, 065° NE
Camp LIvingston Gas Chamber (Historic Ruins) — 53.0 mi, 064° NE

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