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Ridgecrest Louisiana Map

Explore Ridgecrest, 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 Ridgecrest, Louisiana

How to Use This Ridgecrest, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	31.601805
Longitude	-91.530421
Population	583
Density	523.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	71292, 71334
Area Code	318
School District	Concordia Parish School District

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About Ridgecrest, Louisiana

Ridgecrest is a locality in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 583. The population density is 523.5 people per km². Ridgecrest is located at 31.6018°N, 91.5304°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ridgecrest is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 71292, 71334.

Ridgecrest occupies a quiet stretch of alluvial earth where the horizon flattens into a persistent, emerald-hued expanse. It lies 7.9 miles west-northwest of Natchez, MS (from Natchez, MS: bearing 292°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-northwest of Vidalia. The landscape is defined by the heavy, humid stillness of the lowlands, where the sunlight at dusk thickens into a golden syrup that clings to the cypress knees and the tall, unmoving grasses. Only a mile away, the surface of Lake Concordia mirrors the sky with a glassy, unblinking intensity, while the waters of Red Bayou meander through the deep silt nearby, carving a slow path through the dense, fertile soil. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Independent Ridge breaks the monotony of the plains, a distant reminder of a more turbulent geology that remains far removed from the gentle, sun-soaked lethargy of this immediate terrain.

Ridgecrest remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil, its economy shaped by the seasonal pulse of agriculture that has long dictated the pace of labor and rest. The presence of Unknown Park serves as a quiet boundary for the locality, preserving a sliver of the wilder, tangled woods that once dominated the region before the arrival of the plow and the furrow. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of the midday heat, favoring the slow accumulation of years over the frantic velocity of modern industry. Every aspect of existence in Ridgecrest reflects a heritage of endurance, where the people have learned to harmonize with the annual cycles of the land, finding a muted, steady beauty in the uncomplicated tasks of a day spent under an expansive, cloud-streaked sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 046° NE
Fort Bowie Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 302° NW
Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.7 mi, 216° SW · 30k acres
Bayou Cocodrie (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 214° SW
Vidalia Riverfront Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 111° E
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.2 mi, 155° SE · 49k acres
Fort Rosalie (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 114° SE
Martin Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 115° SE
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 240° SW
Ken Beesley, Sr. Field (Stadium) — 8.6 mi, 110° E
Duncan Park (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 115° SE
Forks of the Road (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 110° E
Melrose (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 115° SE
Liberty Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 10.1 mi, 112° E
Grand Village of the Natchez (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 121° SE
Elizabeth Female Academy (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 098° E
Emerald Mound (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 082° E
Natchez State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 089° E
Red River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.2 mi, 193° S
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 21.0 mi, 118° SE · 192k acres
Irwin Russell Memorial Museum (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 053° NE
Sunken Trace (Attraction) — 42.3 mi, 053° NE
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 45.7 mi, 261° W · 607k acres
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 46.4 mi, 223° SW
Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 50.3 mi, 010° N
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 57.6 mi, 250° W
Grant's Canal (Monument) — 60.8 mi, 035° NE
South Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 61.7 mi, 037° NE
Mississippi River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 62.0 mi, 037° NE
Virginia Memorial (Monument) — 62.3 mi, 037° NE

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