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Moonshine Louisiana Map

Explore Moonshine, 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 Moonshine, Louisiana

How to Use This Moonshine, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	29.9701
Longitude	-90.8132
Population	168
Density	178.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70086
Area Code	504
School District	St. James Parish School District

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About Moonshine, Louisiana

Moonshine is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 168. The population density is 178.2 people per km². Moonshine is located at 29.9701°N, 90.8132°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70086.

Moonshine occupies a low, humid reach of the alluvial plain where the heavy air seems to thicken with the scent of damp earth and ripening sugarcane. It lies 12.1 miles north of Thibodaux, LA (from Thibodaux, LA: bearing 3°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north of Chackbay. The Mississippi River pulls its vast, silt-laden weight just a mile to the east, carving a slow, deliberate path through the landscape that defines the very character of the soil. To the west, the subtle depressions of the Belmont Crevasse mark the ground, while the distant, flat expanse of the Division Of State Lands serves as a quiet refuge for the herons that drift over the fields. Light here does not merely fall; it clings to the cypress knees and the broad, dusty leaves of the crops, turning the late afternoon into a bruised violet that settles deep into the surrounding woodland.

Moonshine persists as a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the harvest, an inheritance of labor that has long defined the families rooted in these parishes. The legacy of the land is measured in the persistence of the fields and the slow, deliberate pace of those who work them, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers. Though Lac des Allemands lies eleven miles to the south, its presence is felt in the moisture that lingers in the morning fog, a constant reminder of the watery geography that dictates the temperament of the region. Life in Moonshine moves with the gravity of the river, an unforced existence where the history of the soil is spoken in the quiet industry of the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 203° SW
Paulina Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 047° NE
Miles Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 110° E
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 004° N
Blind River (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 013° N
The Longboat (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 064° NE
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.9 mi, 183° S
Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 173° S
Bocage Plantation (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 321° NW
San Francisco Plantation (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 066° NE
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 328° NW
I-10 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 342° N
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 15.3 mi, 208° SW
Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 342° N
National Hansen's Disease Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 310° NW
Greenwood Gator Farm (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 192° S
Veterans Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 095° E
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 25.9 mi, 090° E
Galvez Town (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 350° N
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 168° S
WHITE ALDER Memorial Light 195A (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 307° NW
Southdown Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 171° S
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 169° S
Goula Paradise Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.7 mi, 314° NW
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 176° S · 8,780 acres
Tickfaw State Park (State Park) — 29.6 mi, 017° N
Morgan City Stadium (Stadium) — 29.7 mi, 232° SW
NOLA Wax Hands (Arts Centre) — 35.5 mi, 088° E
Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.9 mi, 250° W · 22k acres
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 43.6 mi, 219° SW

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