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Shongaloo Louisiana Map

Explore Shongaloo, 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 Shongaloo, Louisiana

How to Use This Shongaloo, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	32.941528
Longitude	-93.29878
Population	151
Density	7.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71072
Area Code	318
School District	Webster Parish School District

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About Shongaloo, Louisiana

Shongaloo is a locality in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 151. The population density is 7.4 people per km². Shongaloo is located at 32.9415°N, 93.2988°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shongaloo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71072.

Shongaloo marks the landscape with a quiet persistence, defined by the winding course of Thorny Branch as it traces the low-lying terrain. It lies 22.5 miles north of Minden, LA (from Minden, LA: bearing 358°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of Haynesville. The air here holds the heavy, humid stillness of the interior, where the land rises slightly toward the modest elevation of Duncan Hill, four miles distant. Dense thickets and patches of woodland break up the open fields, creating a patchwork of greenery that shifts in color from deep pine-needle emerald to the pale, sun-bleached brown of dormant grasses. The light in the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, catching the moisture in the atmosphere to cast long, golden shadows across the soil, making the earth seem to glow with a warmth that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the horizon.

Economic life in Shongaloo remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil and the timber that has long sustained the families who settled these woods. Beyond the immediate reach of the local clearings, the landscape transitions into the protected, damp expanse of Bayou Dorcheat, a place where the water moves with deliberate, sluggish grace. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Sandlin Lake for a sense of respite, finding in its stillness a mirror for the slow, measured pace of their own days. While the world beyond shifts with the friction of progress, Shongaloo maintains a steady, internal logic, anchored by the cycles of the harvest and the enduring, unpretentious character of those who work the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bayou Dorcheat (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 261° W
Dorcheat Bayou Megasite (Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 266° W
Dorcheat Bayou Megasite Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 245° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 10.3 mi, 290° W
West Side Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 288° W
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 11.8 mi, 170° S · 607k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 15.7 mi, 263° W
Lafayette Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 301° NW
Beth Drew Weaver - Flowers (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 178° S
Germantown Colony (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 177° S
Veterans of Foreign War Plaque (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 178° S
Webster Parish Bell Tower (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 178° S
Lake Claiborne State Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 124° SE
Lake Bistineau State Park (State Park) — 33.2 mi, 187° S
Hay Ride (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 242° SW
Krewe of Gemini (Arts Centre) — 37.6 mi, 221° SW
Mardi Gras Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 221° SW
Derelict Tram (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 222° SW
Shreveport Aquarium (Aquarium) — 39.1 mi, 221° SW
Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 221° SW
Old Railroad Equitment (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 221° SW
Track Speeder (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 222° SW
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.2 mi, 212° SW · 30k acres
Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Arts Centre) — 40.5 mi, 304° NW
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 47.5 mi, 127° SE
Lincoln Parish Museum (Museum) — 47.6 mi, 126° SE
Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.0 mi, 249° W · 15k acres
McCollum-Chidester House Museum (Museum) — 51.6 mi, 030° NE
Chimp Haven (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 60.5 mi, 219° SW
Texas History Museum (Museum) — 62.1 mi, 258° W

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