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Norwood Louisiana Map

Explore Norwood, 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 Norwood, Louisiana

How to Use This Norwood, Louisiana Map

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

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	Norwood
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	East Feliciana Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.967678
Longitude	-91.103995
Population	279
Density	26.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70761
Area Code	985
School District	East Feliciana Parish School District

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About Norwood, Louisiana

Norwood is a locality in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 279. The population density is 26.4 people per km². Norwood is located at 30.9677°N, 91.1040°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70761.

Norwood unfolds across a landscape of quiet, undulating fields and dense woodland, defined by the persistent, rhythmic presence of the Gin Branch. It lies 22.3 miles north of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southwest of Centreville. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to slow the passage of the afternoon, especially as the golden light of dusk stretches across the nearby Hickman Bottom. While Greenwood Hill rises in the distant, soft-focus haze nineteen miles to the north, the immediate terrain remains grounded in the fertile, dark soil of this inland expanse. The Comite River, a SCA, offers a sanctuary of wild, unmanicured growth eight miles away, providing a refuge for the local flora that thrives in the absence of the frantic pace found elsewhere.

History in Norwood lingers in the weathered wood of older structures and the steady, agrarian pulse that has dictated the rhythm of life for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a heritage of cultivation that values resilience over rapid transformation. Though Mitchell Lake lies twenty-three miles away, the daily experience of Norwood is defined by the intimate, smaller-scale geometry of local woodlots and the simple, enduring architecture of the crossroads. There is a particular, understated dignity in how the residents maintain their connection to these acres, moving through the cycles of the seasons with a deliberate, measured grace that marks the character of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Comite River (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 153° SE
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 12.5 mi, 143° SE
Hammer Creek Woods (Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 224° SW
Amite River (State Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 096° E
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 16.9 mi, 017° N · 192k acres
Beaver Creek (Local Recreation) — 20.8 mi, 199° S
Fort Desperate (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 208° SW
Zachary High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 21.9 mi, 189° S
Zachary Train Depot (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 188° S
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.6 mi, 245° SW · 22k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 24.1 mi, 241° SW
Baton Rouge Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.1 mi, 187° S
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.1 mi, 325° NW · 49k acres
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 190° S
Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash (Monument) — 30.8 mi, 076° E
The Red Stick Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 31.3 mi, 190° S
Mid City Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 35.4 mi, 181° S
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 188° S
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Monument) — 35.6 mi, 188° S
West Baton Rouge Parish Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 190° S
Pentagon Barracks Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 188° S
Percy Quinn State Park (State Park) — 36.3 mi, 067° NE
LSU Museum of Art (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 188° S
Gallery 14 (Gallery) — 36.3 mi, 187° S
Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 187° S
Mississippi River Bridge (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 189° S
Create Studios (Arts Centre) — 37.8 mi, 184° S
Varsity Theatre (Theatre) — 38.3 mi, 186° S
Natchez State Park (State Park) — 42.1 mi, 352° N
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 79.2 mi, 297° NW · 607k acres

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