Ridgecrest Louisiana Map
Ridgecrest, Ouachita Parish
Ridgecrest, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ridgecrest, Ouachita Parish.
Interactive Map of Ridgecrest, Louisiana
| City | Ridgecrest |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Ouachita Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.47209 |
| Longitude | -92.18597 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Ridgecrest, Louisiana
Ridgecrest is a locality in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ridgecrest is located at 32.4721°N, 92.1860°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71334.0.
Ridgecrest lies where the land begins to softly swell, a gentle rise before the deeper embrace of the Ouachita River basin. It lies 4.7 miles west-south-west of Monroe, LA (from Monroe, LA: bearing 237°T), and is situated 3.1 miles south of Claiborne. Here, tall pines claw at a sky frequently bruised with the coming of afternoon storms, their needles a constant whisper against the warm, humid air. The roads, paved and unpaved, coil through stands of oak and hickory, their surfaces often dappled with the shifting patterns of sunlight filtering through the dense canopy. Small homes, many with wide porches and screened doors that flap in the breeze, dot the landscape, each a small island of human habitation in a sea of green. The very earth feels alive, damp and rich, breathing out the scent of pine resin and fertile soil after a rain. The history of this place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they have worked. For generations, the economy of Ridgecrest has been intrinsically tied to the bounty of the surrounding forests and the fertile ground. Timber has long been a significant industry, the scent of sawmills sometimes drifting on the breeze, a testament to the enduring relationship between the community and its arboreal wealth. While the precise origins of settlement are lost to the slow march of time, the spirit of self-reliance and neighborly connection remains a palpable force. The local traditions here are not flamboyant spectacles, but rather the quiet hum of everyday life: the shared laughter at the general store, the watchful eyes of the elders, the simple pleasure found in the slow unfurling of a summer evening, where fireflies begin their silent, blinking conversation.
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About This Ridgecrest Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Ridgecrest, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ridgecrest and Ouachita Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Ridgecrest is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Ridgecrest is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
