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Pointe a la Hache Louisiana Map

Explore Pointe a la Hache, 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 Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana

How to Use This Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pointe a la Hache, 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 Pointe a la Hache.

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	Pointe a la Hache
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Plaquemines Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.575122
Longitude	-89.790187
Population	183
Density	40.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70082
Area Code	504
School District	Plaquemines Parish School District

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About Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana

Pointe a la Hache is a locality in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 40.1 people per km². Pointe a la Hache is located at 29.5751°N, 89.7902°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70082.

Pointe a la Hache marks a fragile, insistent thumb of land thrusting into the silt-heavy currents of the Mississippi River. It lies 22.8 miles south-southeast of Belle Chasse, LA (from Belle Chasse, LA: bearing 148°T), and is situated 31.3 miles south-southeast of New Orleans. The landscape here exists in a state of perpetual negotiation between the weight of the river and the encroaching brine, where the ground is a low, dark ribbon of earth barely holding its own against the sky. A mile to the east, the brackish stillness of Bell Bayou waits, its surface often indistinguishable from the heavy, humid air that settles over the marsh. Beyond the immediate reach of the levee, the horizon is broken only by the distant, ghost-like silhouette of Drum Island, while the waters of Third Bay gather in shallow, sun-drenched expanses two miles away. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, bruised quality, turning the river into a vein of hammered copper as the day dissolves into the encroaching tide.

History in Pointe a la Hache is measured by the persistence of those who remain, anchored by a heritage that draws its vitality from the river’s bounty and the resilience of a life lived on the edge of the Gulf. The local economy has long been tethered to the pulse of the water, relying on the harvests of the marsh and the rhythms of a landscape that demands a slow, deliberate labor. The nearby Division Of State Lands offers a quiet sanctuary of wild grass and mudflat, a reminder of the vast, uncultivated stillness that exists just beyond the reach of the docks. Life in Pointe a la Hache moves with the tide, reflecting a culture that has learned to listen to the shifting silt and the call of the reeds. It is a place where the modern world feels thin, replaced by the deep, resonant gravity of a land that remains, quite literally, in the making.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 325° NW
Preas Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 140° SE
Saint Bernrd State Park District 1 (State Park) — 20.1 mi, 340° N
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 21.8 mi, 311° NW
Airbout Tours (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 308° NW
Manila Village Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 299° NW
Clark Cheniere Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 299° NW
Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 307° NW
Grand Isle State Park (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 205° SW
Swamp tour airboat (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 299° NW
Swampwalk (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 307° NW
Painting with a Twist (Arts Centre) — 27.7 mi, 325° NW
Spotts Monument (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 334° NW
Chalmette Movies (Cinema) — 28.2 mi, 337° NW
Nord Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 29.2 mi, 331° NW
Paper Machine (Arts Centre) — 29.6 mi, 334° NW
House of Dance & Feathers (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 334° NW
Galería de arte (Gallery) — 30.2 mi, 327° NW
Lower Ninth Ward Living Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 333° NW
BB's Stage Door Canteen (Theatre) — 30.4 mi, 327° NW
Solomon Victory Theater (Cinema) — 30.5 mi, 327° NW
LeMieux Galleries (Gallery) — 30.5 mi, 327° NW
Salvador Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 30.5 mi, 298° NW
Forbes Theater (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 327° NW
Bayou Savage National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 31.0 mi, 350° N
Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.0 mi, 350° N · 28k acres
Delta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.9 mi, 129° SE · 151k acres
Breton National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.9 mi, 103° E · 12k acres
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 59.2 mi, 040° NE · 213k acres
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 70.3 mi, 037° NE · 532k acres

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