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Lake Providence Louisiana Map

Explore Lake Providence, 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 Lake Providence, Louisiana

How to Use This Lake Providence, Louisiana Map

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

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	Lake Providence
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	East Carroll Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.804297
Longitude	-91.170109
Population	3,587
Density	385.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71254
Area Code	318
School District	East Carroll Parish School District

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About Lake Providence, Louisiana

Lake Providence is a locality in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,587. The population density is 385.2 people per km². Lake Providence is located at 32.8043°N, 91.1701°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Providence is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71254.

Lake Providence claims the crescent of its eponymous oxbow, a mirror of still water that anchors the flat, alluvial expanse of the Tensas Basin. It lies 58.9 miles east-northeast of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 69°T), and is situated 18.4 miles west-southwest of Rolling Fork. The Cottonwood Chute curls through the heavy, dark soil nearby, carving a silent, persistent path that defines the moisture of the low-lying plains. Beyond the immediate horizon, the distant, hazy silhouette of Rattlesnake Ridge offers the only vertical interruption to a landscape otherwise defined by the absolute horizontality of the earth. Here, the air holds a thick, humid weight that seems to slow the passage of the afternoon, coating the tangled vegetation of Unknown Park in a fine, golden dust as the sun begins to retreat behind the treeline.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Lake Providence, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of planting and harvest across the sprawling, fertile fields. The history of the land is etched into the furrows of the soil, reflecting generations of labor that have turned the black earth into a source of sustenance and industry. Life in Lake Providence moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, favoring the porch-side conversation over the frantic pace of larger hubs. While the world outside changes with a jarring speed, the quiet persistence of the lake and the steady, seasonal work of the fields provide a grounding presence that keeps the identity of the people firmly rooted in this specific, inland corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 095° E
Shipland Wma (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 161° S
Bayou Macon Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 306° NW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 11.3 mi, 217° SW
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 116° SE · 12k acres
Poverty Point World Heritage Site (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 229° SW
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.6 mi, 032° NE · 26k acres
Delta National Forest (National Forest) — 18.9 mi, 117° SE · 61k acres
Sunflower Waterfowl Project (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 083° E
USS Cairo (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 149° SE
Navy Memorial (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 149° SE
Tennessee Memorial (Monument) — 34.9 mi, 149° SE
Pennsylvania Memorial (Monument) — 35.4 mi, 146° SE
Lower Mississippi River Museum (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 152° SE
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 35.7 mi, 200° S
Battery De Golyer (Public Artwork) — 36.3 mi, 148° SE
Mississippi River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 37.1 mi, 155° SE
South Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 37.3 mi, 155° SE
E.E. Bass Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 42.0 mi, 009° N
Greenville History Museum (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 009° N
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 56.0 mi, 250° W
Mangum Site (Attraction) — 58.3 mi, 164° S
Sunken Trace (Attraction) — 58.9 mi, 168° S
Mascur Museum (Museum) — 59.0 mi, 249° W
Irwin Russell Memorial Museum (Museum) — 59.6 mi, 169° S

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