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Lecompte Louisiana Map

Explore Lecompte, 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 Lecompte, Louisiana

How to Use This Lecompte, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	31.094633
Longitude	-92.400412
Population	845
Density	306.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71346
Area Code	318
School District	Rapides Parish School District

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About Lecompte, Louisiana

Lecompte is a locality in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 845. The population density is 306.9 people per km². Lecompte is located at 31.0946°N, 92.4004°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lecompte is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71346.

Lecompte occupies a flat, fertile expanse where the heavy, humid air seems to suspend the very light of the afternoon in a golden, syrupy amber. It lies 15.2 miles south of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-southeast of Woodworth. The horizon remains stubbornly level, broken only by the distant, hazy rise of Les Grandes Côtes and the dense, verdant reaches of Alexander State Forest, which waits just six miles to the west. A mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of Bayou Boeuf carve a sluggish path through the alluvial soil, dictating the quiet geography of the fields. To the north, the pine-shadowed perimeter of the Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of silence, while the nearby Indian Creek Reservoir holds a glassy, still reflection of the sky, cooling the heat that radiates from the surrounding plains.

Lecompte maintains its identity through a heritage deeply rooted in the cultivation of the earth and the stubborn persistence of regional industry. The economy has long drawn its vitality from the surrounding agricultural bounty, where the cycle of planting and harvest marks the passage of months more effectively than any calendar. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, punctuated by the simple, enduring reputation of local bakeries that have become a focal point for those traveling through the interior of the state. Visitors and residents alike find a particular gravity in the stillness of these streets, where the labor of generations has smoothed the sharp edges of history into a calm, pragmatic endurance that defines the character of the place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 301° NW
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 4.5 mi, 358° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of La (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.3 mi, 163° S · 9,337 acres
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.3 mi, 163° S · 35k acres
Acadiana Conservation Corridor (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 157° SE
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 7.1 mi, 267° W · 607k acres
Bayou Beouf Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.0 mi, 316° NW
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 237° SW
Palustris Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 12.7 mi, 240° SW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 12.8 mi, 086° E
Bayou Beouf Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 14.8 mi, 315° NW · 995 acres
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 350° N
Moon Tree (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 290° W
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 158° S
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 20.1 mi, 087° E
Camp Livingston: POW Camp (Historic Ruins) — 22.6 mi, 004° N
Camp LIvingston Gas Chamber (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 002° N
The Indians (Monument) — 32.1 mi, 182° S
White supremacy monument (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 328° NW
Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 148° SE
Eunice Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 181° S
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 41.6 mi, 181° S
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.8 mi, 307° NW · 8,701 acres
“the Sky’s the Limit” Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 43.0 mi, 183° S
Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 43.1 mi, 154° SE
Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 43.8 mi, 262° W
Street of Dreams Studios (Gallery) — 47.9 mi, 241° SW
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 48.3 mi, 308° NW
Boho (Gallery) — 51.2 mi, 157° SE
Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 55.2 mi, 252° W

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