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New Roads Louisiana Map

Explore New Roads, 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 New Roads, Louisiana

How to Use This New Roads, Louisiana Map

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

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	New Roads
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Pointe Coupee Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.695921
Longitude	-91.453794
Population	4,549
Density	383.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70760
Area Code	985
School District	Pointe Coupee Parish School District

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About New Roads, Louisiana

New Roads is a locality in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,549. The population density is 383.3 people per km². New Roads is located at 30.6959°N, 91.4538°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Roads is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70760.

New Roads holds the quiet weight of the low-lying plains, where the horizon stretches wide and the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers over the surrounding fields. It lies 17.0 miles west-northwest of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 17.8 miles west-northwest of Baker. Emmit J. Douglas Park provides a central green threshold for the land, offering a place where the air hangs still and humid, undisturbed by the urgency of distant places. Beyond the town limits, the earth remains stubbornly flat, a testament to the alluvial patience of a landscape that has long been shaped by the slow movement of water. Only a mile away, the oxbow curve of False River creates a deep, reflective basin, while the nearby trickle of Bayou Pond marks the subtle drainage of this fertile, inland basin.

History in New Roads is a quiet layering of Creole and Cajun influences, reflected in the architecture of the older streets and the enduring patterns of the local economy. Agriculture remains the steady pulse of the region, as vast stretches of land are dedicated to the cultivation of sugarcane and rice, crops that require a deep familiarity with the soil and the climate. Eight miles distant, the Morganza Crevasse serves as a stark reminder of the engineering required to manage the regional waterways and protect the productivity of the plains. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, rooted in a heritage that values the long view and the slow ripening of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

False River Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 243° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 202° S
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.1 mi, 351° N · 22k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 358° N
Fort Desperate (Historic Ruins) — 10.6 mi, 093° E
Beaver Creek (Local Recreation) — 12.8 mi, 095° E
Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 345° N
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area/atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge/bayou Des Ourses Area (usacoe) (State Conservation Area) — 16.2 mi, 212° SW
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.3 mi, 212° SW · 32k acres
Zachary High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 17.6 mi, 099° E
Zachary Train Depot (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 100° E
Greenwood Community Park (Local Recreation) — 18.8 mi, 116° SE
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 126° SE
The Red Stick Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 128° SE
Baton Rouge Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.6 mi, 118° SE
West Baton Rouge Parish Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 138° SE
State Capitol Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 135° SE
Pentagon Barracks Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 136° SE
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 136° SE
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 136° SE
Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 136° SE
LSU Museum of Art (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 137° SE
Mississippi River Bridge (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 139° SE
Gallery 14 (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 136° SE
Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 137° SE
Mike the Tiger Habitat (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 141° SE
Greek Theatre (Arts Centre) — 25.3 mi, 140° SE
Varsity Theatre (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 139° SE
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 40.9 mi, 008° N · 192k acres
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 71.6 mi, 314° NW · 607k acres

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