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Simmesport Louisiana Map

Explore Simmesport, 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 Simmesport, Louisiana

How to Use This Simmesport, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.980959
Longitude	-91.814269
Population	1,468
Density	259.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71369
Area Code	318
School District	Avoyelles Parish School District

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About Simmesport, Louisiana

Simmesport is a locality in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,468. The population density is 259.4 people per km². Simmesport is located at 30.9810°N, 91.8143°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Simmesport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71369.

Simmesport reveals itself through the heavy, humid stillness of the alluvial plains, where the Atchafalaya River carves a slow, powerful path through the dense vegetation. It lies 35.3 miles north-northeast of Opelousas, LA (from Opelousas, LA: bearing 28°T), and is situated 18.6 miles east-southeast of Marksville. The landscape here is defined by a deep, verdant flatness, an expanse of low-lying earth where the light at dusk turns the sky into a bruised plum color that clings to the tops of the cypress trees. Only a few miles to the west, the Pomme De Terre Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tangled brush and quiet water, while the distant, hazy rise of Rock Hill serves as the only interruption to an otherwise unbroken horizon. The air carries the scent of wet soil and ripening vegetation, a damp, pervasive weight that settles over the land long before the sun disappears behind the treeline.

Simmesport exists as a quiet testament to the commerce of the river, having grown from a landing point into a place where the rhythm of life is synchronized with the passage of the currents. The local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the surrounding bottomlands and the transit of goods moving through the waterway, drawing a resilience from the cycles of the river that has sustained the inhabitants for generations. Beyond the town limits, the landscape remains largely untamed, with the nearby Lake Killarney reflecting the shifting clouds in its dark, still surface. Life here moves with a deliberate, unforced pace, shaped by the interplay of agricultural tradition and the persistent, quiet demands of a region where the water dictates the boundaries of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pomme De Terre Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 335° NW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 145° SE
Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 051° NE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of La (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.8 mi, 198° S · 9,337 acres
Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.2 mi, 351° N · 35k acres
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 17.0 mi, 301° NW
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 246° SW
Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 210° SW
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 34.2 mi, 052° NE · 192k acres
Jim Bowie Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 206° SW
Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 34.7 mi, 207° SW
Fort Desperate (Historic Ruins) — 37.8 mi, 122° SE
Boho (Gallery) — 42.1 mi, 201° S
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 42.6 mi, 314° NW · 607k acres
The Indians (Monument) — 43.3 mi, 236° SW
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 43.6 mi, 301° NW
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 272° W
82nd Airborne Division Memorial (Monument) — 44.5 mi, 173° S
Zachary High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 44.8 mi, 120° SE
Camp Livingston: POW Camp (Historic Ruins) — 45.1 mi, 313° NW
Six String Music Stage (Theatre) — 45.3 mi, 181° S
Martin Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 46.4 mi, 032° NE
Fort Rosalie (Attraction) — 46.4 mi, 031° NE
Melrose (Attraction) — 46.5 mi, 033° NE
Vidalia Riverfront Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 46.6 mi, 030° NE
Mcgees swamp tour (Attraction) — 46.8 mi, 176° S
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 49.1 mi, 227° SW
Natchez State Park (State Park) — 54.0 mi, 040° NE
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 75.6 mi, 297° NW · 8,701 acres

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