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Powhatan Louisiana Map

Explore Powhatan, 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 Powhatan, Louisiana

How to Use This Powhatan, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	31.87294
Longitude	-93.201279
Population	101
Density	72.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	71457, 71066
Area Code	318
School District	Natchitoches Parish School District

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About Powhatan, Louisiana

Powhatan is a locality in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 72.5 people per km². Powhatan is located at 31.8729°N, 93.2013°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Powhatan is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71457, 71066.

Powhatan emerges from the dense, humid stillness of the Louisiana landscape as a place where the earth leans into the slow, deliberate pace of the interior plains. It lies 10.3 miles northwest of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 31.4 miles east-southeast of Mansfield. The horizon toward the west is defined by the faint, jagged silhouette of the Dolette Hills, while the immediate terrain remains dominated by alluvial soil and the quiet persistence of dense vegetation. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thick, golden shafts, illuminating the dark, sluggish waters of Bayou Pierre as it winds through the low-lying terrain just a mile away. Nearby, the stillness of Passoit Lake provides a mirror for the surrounding hardwoods, and the proximity of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge ensures that the natural world remains a constant, breathing presence against the edges of the settlement.

Powhatan carries the weight of a history rooted in the cultivation of the soil and the fluctuating fortunes of regional trade. The economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, reflecting a heritage defined by agrarian labor and the slow, layered transitions of a culture shaped by the deep interior. Just a few miles away, the geological depression known as The Crevasse serves as a quiet reminder of the shifting earth that has dictated the paths of local development for generations. In the late afternoon, the air thickens with the scent of damp loam and pine, a sensory anchor for those who live within the rhythm of Powhatan, where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual lengthening of shadows across the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.0 mi, 179° S · 30k acres
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 4.4 mi, 139° SE
Northwest Louisiana Game And Fish Preserve/clear Lake (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 038° NE
Black Lake Bayou (State Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 017° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.8 mi, 141° SE
Natchitoches Art Gallery Guild Heritage Gallery (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 139° SE
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 139° SE
John Stores Memorial Feild (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 135° SE
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 15.8 mi, 056° NE · 607k acres
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.5 mi, 066° NE · 6,090 acres
Cunningham Brake Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 20.8 mi, 168° S
Coochie Brake State Preservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.9 mi, 105° E
Red Dirt National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.0 mi, 163° S · 40k acres
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.7 mi, 155° SE · 8,701 acres
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.0 mi, 160° S
Eark K Long Memorial Statue (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 083° E
Earl K Long Memorial Grave (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 083° E
Sabine National Forest (National Forest) — 37.8 mi, 254° W · 161k acres
Indian Mounds Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.1 mi, 218° SW · 12k acres
Pickering Lumber Company mill? (Historic Ruins) — 48.7 mi, 278° W
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 50.9 mi, 301° NW
Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum (Museum) — 52.5 mi, 226° SW
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 54.2 mi, 324° NW
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 54.4 mi, 325° NW
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 54.5 mi, 326° NW
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 54.5 mi, 326° NW
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 54.6 mi, 325° NW
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 54.8 mi, 325° NW
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 55.1 mi, 324° NW
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 55.6 mi, 036° NE

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