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Oberlin Louisiana Map

Explore Oberlin, 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 Oberlin, Louisiana

How to Use This Oberlin, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.608097
Longitude	-92.774982
Population	1,402
Density	123.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70655
Area Code	985
School District	Allen Parish School District

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About Oberlin, Louisiana

Oberlin is a locality in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,402. The population density is 123.6 people per km². Oberlin is located at 30.6081°N, 92.7750°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oberlin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70655.

Oberlin emerges from the flat, pine-studded plains of southwestern Louisiana as a quiet intersection of timberland and agriculture. It lies 33.6 miles northeast of Moss Bluff, LA (from Moss Bluff, LA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 14.8 miles south-southwest of Oakdale. The landscape surrounding Oberlin is defined by a deep, enduring stillness, where the heavy humidity of the afternoon light thickens the air until the shadows of long-leaf pines stretch thin across the sandy soil. Four miles to the west, the Calcasieu River carves a dark, winding path through the silt, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish grace that dictates the pace of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate reach of the town’s streets, the terrain remains largely untamed, characterized by the dense, evergreen presence of the Oberlin Nursery- Forestry, where the cultivation of young timber serves as a silent, rhythmic pulse beneath the canopy.

History in Oberlin is measured not by grand monuments, but by the steady, resilient labor of those who cleared these woods and worked the stubborn earth. The local economy persists in a delicate balance between the extraction of timber and the seasonal cycles of rural agriculture, maintaining a character that feels both isolated and deeply rooted in the regional tradition. Life here operates in the quiet intervals between the arrival of supply trucks and the slow, golden turn of the seasons, far removed from the frantic noise of larger urban centers. Even Mitchell Lake, resting seventeen miles away, acts as a distant anchor for the local imagination, representing a rare expanse of open water in a world defined primarily by the claustrophobic, beautiful density of the forest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oberlin Nursery- Forestry (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 248° W
Ouiska (whiskey) Chitto Creek (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 303° NW
Calcasieu River (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 230° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of La (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.1 mi, 100° E · 9,337 acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 17.6 mi, 292° W
The Indians (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 086° E
“the Sky’s the Limit” Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 115° SE
Street of Dreams Studios (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 298° NW
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 22.7 mi, 110° E
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 22.7 mi, 110° E
Eunice Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 110° E
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 26.9 mi, 015° N · 607k acres
Zigler Art Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 165° S
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 025° NE
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 30.5 mi, 070° E
Longleaf Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 34.5 mi, 322° NW
Beauregard Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 299° NW
Real Art DeRidder (Gallery) — 34.6 mi, 299° NW
Sam Houston Jones State Park District II (State Park) — 35.1 mi, 234° SW
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.7 mi, 041° NE · 35k acres
Mobile (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 139° SE
Rice Museum (Museum) — 36.3 mi, 140° SE
Duson Monument Founders of Crowley (Monument) — 36.5 mi, 138° SE
Boho (Gallery) — 44.3 mi, 108° E
Acadian Village (Attraction) — 50.3 mi, 126° SE
Evangeline Maid Bread Sign (Attraction) — 51.8 mi, 120° SE
First Horizon Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 52.0 mi, 122° SE
Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 52.2 mi, 120° SE
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 59.9 mi, 349° N · 8,701 acres
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 62.2 mi, 307° NW · 161k acres

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