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North Vacherie Louisiana Map

Explore North Vacherie, 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 North Vacherie, Louisiana

How to Use This North Vacherie, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.007471
Longitude	-90.711935
Population	2,093
Density	143.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70090
Area Code	504
School District	St. James Parish School District

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About North Vacherie, Louisiana

North Vacherie is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,093. The population density is 143.8 people per km². North Vacherie is located at 30.0075°N, 90.7119°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70090.

North Vacherie unfolds across a flat, fertile expanse where the horizon is defined by the heavy, emerald-green stalks of sugarcane and the low-hanging humidity of the inland plains. It lies 14.3 miles west-southwest of Laplace, LA (from Laplace, LA: bearing 250°T), and is situated 9.6 miles northeast of Chackbay. The air here holds a static quality, thick with the scent of damp soil and the persistent, slow heat that softens the edges of the horizon. Two miles to the east, the Mississippi River carves a deep, serpentine path through the terrain, its brown, silt-heavy waters serving as the silent lifeblood of the geography. Beyond the agricultural rows, the landscape yields to the moss-draped shadows of cypress groves, while the distant, silhouetted rise of Indian Mound provides the only vertical interruption to the otherwise level, expansive horizon.

North Vacherie carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, where the economy remains tethered to the seasonal rhythms of the fields and the processing mills that define the local skyline. The proximity to the Belmont Crevasse serves as a quiet reminder of the land’s volatile, shifting history, a geological scar that shaped the settlement patterns of the past. Residents often seek the shaded quiet of Paulina Park, a brief respite from the sun, or look toward the waters of Lac des Allemands, which sits six miles away as a mirror for the changing light of dusk. Life in North Vacherie persists in a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the layered cultural legacies of the region and the persistent, quiet labor required to sustain a life built upon these heavy, alluvial soils.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paulina Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 315° NW
Lutcher Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 012° N
The Longboat (Public Artwork) — 4.2 mi, 059° NE
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 346° N
Blind River (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 348° N
San Francisco Plantation (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 066° NE
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 164° S
Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 197° S
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 15.9 mi, 205° SW
I-10 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 15.9 mi, 318° NW
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 305° NW
Bocage Plantation (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 299° NW
Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 056° NE
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 20.0 mi, 098° E
Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 323° NW
Veterans Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 104° E
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 20.8 mi, 219° SW
Galvez Town (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 335° NW
Tickfaw State Park (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 008° N
Louisiana Toy Train Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 094° E
National Hansen's Disease Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 298° NW
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 181° S
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 182° S
NOLA Wax Hands (Arts Centre) — 29.5 mi, 093° E
Goula Paradise Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.9 mi, 303° NW
Compassionate Friends Memorial Garden (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 091° E
Ken Hollis Theater (Theatre) — 30.5 mi, 094° E
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.1 mi, 187° S · 8,780 acres
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.8 mi, 062° NE · 56k acres
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 49.9 mi, 218° SW

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