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Homer Louisiana Map

Explore Homer, 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 Homer, Louisiana

How to Use This Homer, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	32.791813
Longitude	-93.055718
Population	2,747
Density	227.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71040
Area Code	318
School District	Claiborne Parish School District

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About Homer, Louisiana

Homer is a locality in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,747. The population density is 227.9 people per km². Homer is located at 32.7918°N, 93.0557°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Homer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71040.

Homer emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed woodland of northern Louisiana as a settlement defined by the quiet persistence of red clay soil and the long, humid exhale of the deep interior. It lies 18.1 miles northeast of Minden, LA (from Minden, LA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-northwest of Arcadia. The landscape consists of uneven, timbered ridges that fold into one another, creating a terrain where the light at dusk turns a bruised, coppery gold against the loblolly pines. Water Tower Park serves as a central clearing where the air hangs heavy and still, undisturbed by the distant, invisible pull of any coast. Only a mile away, Caney Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the undergrowth, its dark waters reflecting the erratic movement of dragonflies, while the broader, deeper expanse of Lake Claiborne sits two miles out, offering a stillness that anchors the surrounding woods.

Homer carries the weight of a century’s industry in its bones, having long transitioned from the early promise of local agriculture to the rhythmic, mechanical pulse of the oil and gas sector. The architecture of the downtown district reflects a time when commerce followed the pace of the railroad, leaving behind brick facades that now weather under a relentless, slow-moving sun. Though Bull Hill stands thirteen miles off as a mere suggestion of elevation against the horizon, the true stature of the place is found in the daily habits of those who navigate its streets, where the passage of time is marked by the shifting shadows of the pines rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. Life here remains tethered to the land, an existence shaped by the deliberate, unforced intersection of natural resource and human endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Water Tower Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 269° W
Armory Baseball Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 184° S
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 267° W · 607k acres
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 2.3 mi, 180° S
Lake Claiborne State Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 119° SE
Middle Fork Of Bayou D'arbonne (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 069° E
Bayou Dorcheat (State Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 274° W
Ada Interstate 20 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.9 mi, 190° S
Mother Mary (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 226° SW
Germantown Colony (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 228° SW
Veterans of Foreign War Plaque (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 228° SW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 17.9 mi, 031° NE
Webster Parish Bell Tower (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 228° SW
Lake Bistineau State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 218° SW
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.0 mi, 128° SE
Lincoln Parish Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 126° SE
Gilbert Center (Arts Centre) — 30.2 mi, 127° SE
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.6 mi, 236° SW · 30k acres
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 42.7 mi, 245° SW
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 245° SW
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 44.1 mi, 245° SW
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 44.3 mi, 245° SW
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 44.3 mi, 244° SW
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 44.6 mi, 244° SW
Hay Ride (Attraction) — 44.9 mi, 262° W
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 45.0 mi, 245° SW
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 51.4 mi, 055° NE · 147k acres
McCollum-Chidester House Museum (Museum) — 56.2 mi, 013° N
Mascur Museum (Museum) — 58.7 mi, 111° E
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 59.9 mi, 108° E

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