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Hester Louisiana Map

Explore Hester, 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 Hester, Louisiana

How to Use This Hester, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.025982
Longitude	-90.770238
Population	483
Density	53.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	71371, 70743
Area Code	318, 985
School District	St. James Parish School District

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About Hester, Louisiana

Hester is a locality in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 483. The population density is 53.9 people per km². Hester is located at 30.0260°N, 90.7702°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 71371, 70743.

Hester unfolds across a flat, humid expanse where the heavy, humid air seems to suspend the very passage of time. It lies 29.4 miles north-northeast of Pineville, LA (from Pineville, LA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 12.1 miles west-northwest of Jena. Jones Creek carves a persistent path through the low-lying terrain, its dark, sluggish waters reflecting the shifting verdure of the surrounding plains. Three miles to the north, the rounded silhouette of Mountain Hill breaks the horizon, a solitary landmark amidst the otherwise level stretches of silt and clay. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape transitions into dense, tangled woods that thicken toward the outskirts of the Kisatchie National Forest, thirteen miles away. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, casting long, amber shadows that cling to the earth as the heat of the afternoon finally begins to dissipate.

History in Hester remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil, where generations have cultivated the land beneath a wide, indifferent sky. The local economy persists as a quiet dialogue between the needs of modern industry and the stubborn legacy of agricultural labor, keeping the pulse of the region steady and deliberate. Residents often seek the quietude of Little River, a SCA, where the stillness of the protected grounds offers a respite from the mechanical hum of daily commerce. While Hardwater Lake sits fifteen miles distant, its presence is felt in the subtle moisture that permeates the evening breeze, an invisible tether connecting the inhabitants to the broader, inland geography. Life in Hester moves with a measured, unhurried gravity, defined less by the velocity of the outside world and more by the enduring, quiet persistence of the landscape itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paulina Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 080° E
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 360° N
Lutcher Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 067° NE
Blind River (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 360° N
The Longboat (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 083° E
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 8.0 mi, 209° SW
San Francisco Plantation (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 081° E
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 309° NW
I-10 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 326° NW
Bocage Plantation (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 301° NW
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 16.1 mi, 191° S
Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 183° S
Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 330° NW
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 19.9 mi, 209° SW
Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 064° NE
Galvez Town (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 342° N
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 23.6 mi, 100° E
Veterans Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 105° E
National Hansen's Disease Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 299° NW
Tickfaw State Park (State Park) — 25.0 mi, 017° N
Goula Paradise Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.3 mi, 304° NW
WHITE ALDER Memorial Light 195A (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 297° NW
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 174° S
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 175° S
Southdown Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 177° S
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.1 mi, 181° S · 8,780 acres
NOLA Wax Hands (Arts Centre) — 33.0 mi, 095° E
Ken Hollis Theater (Theatre) — 34.1 mi, 096° E
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.7 mi, 247° SW · 22k acres
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 48.3 mi, 218° SW

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