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Glencoe Louisiana Map

Explore Glencoe, 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 Glencoe, Louisiana

How to Use This Glencoe, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	29.805763
Longitude	-91.667893
Population	132
Density	77.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70538
Area Code	985
School District	St. Mary Parish School District

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About Glencoe, Louisiana

Glencoe is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 132. The population density is 77.0 people per km². Glencoe is located at 29.8058°N, 91.6679°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70538.

Glencoe emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the coastal plains, a quiet reach of land where the horizon holds the heavy, humid promise of the Gulf of Mexico. It lies 16.4 miles south-southeast of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 146°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Franklin. The air here carries a salt-thickened weight, pressing down upon the tall grasses and the low-slung canopy of trees that define the landscape. Only four miles of marsh and silt separate the soil from the shifting tides of the Gulf of Mexico, while the dark, steady flow of Kelley Canal carves a narrow artery through the fields. Sunlight in the late afternoon turns the surrounding marsh into a bruised expanse of violet and gold, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the Division Of State Lands. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the distant silhouette of Cote Blanche Island sits low upon the water, a silent anchor in the shimmering haze.

Glencoe maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of sugarcane growth and the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons. The local economy remains tethered to the fertility of the soil, with vast, ordered rows of crops absorbing the heat and the moisture of the low-lying terrain. While the bustling influence of larger centers feels a world away, the character of the place is built upon a history of agricultural labor and the quiet endurance of families who have worked this damp earth for generations. Life moves with the stillness of water in the nearby Kelley Canal, far removed from the noise of the interior, yet anchored by the proximity of the Division Of State Lands and the ever-present pull of the coast. Even the distant waters of Lake Fausse Pointe seem to exert a cooling influence on the evening, tempering the heat that settles over the fields after the sun dips below the flat line of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 111° E
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.6 mi, 111° E · 22k acres
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 071° E
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 8.9 mi, 341° N
Chitimacha Veterans' Monument (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 056° NE
Cypremort Point State Park-wlf Field Off (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 244° SW
Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 052° NE
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 013° N
Marsh Island Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 194° S
Rice Mill, Conrad & Konriki (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 327° NW
F9F-6 P/C Mark Porrier Memorial (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 328° NW
Blue Dog Statue (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 327° NW
Spanish Lake - Dried Lake Bed (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 327° NW
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 20.8 mi, 159° S
The Rig Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 106° E
Morgan City Stadium (Stadium) — 28.6 mi, 104° E
Champagne's Cajun Swamp Tours (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 334° NW
De La Houssaye's Swamp Tours (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 334° NW
Cajun Country Swamp Tours (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 334° NW
Large Orange Urn (Monument) — 32.4 mi, 316° NW
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 34.2 mi, 325° NW
First Horizon Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 35.3 mi, 321° NW
Alexandre Mouton House (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 324° NW
Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 35.9 mi, 324° NW
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.7 mi, 360° N · 32k acres
National Hansen's Disease Museum (Museum) — 42.3 mi, 050° NE
Goula Paradise Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 43.8 mi, 047° NE
Rayne City Museum (Museum) — 47.2 mi, 310° NW
Boho (Gallery) — 48.2 mi, 331° NW
William A. Brookshire Military Museum (Museum) — 51.2 mi, 035° NE

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