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South Vacherie Louisiana Map

Explore South Vacherie, 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 South Vacherie, Louisiana

How to Use This South Vacherie, Louisiana Map

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

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	South Vacherie
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	St. James Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	29.940238
Longitude	-90.687698
Population	3,388
Density	257.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70090
Area Code	504
School District	St. James Parish School District

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About South Vacherie, Louisiana

South Vacherie is a locality in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,388. The population density is 257.4 people per km². South Vacherie is located at 29.9402°N, 90.6877°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70090.

South Vacherie emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the coastal plain as a landscape defined by the heavy, emerald weight of sugarcane fields that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 11.7 miles northeast of Thibodaux, LA (from Thibodaux, LA: bearing 39°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-northeast of Chackbay. The air here holds a permanent, damp stillness, carrying the scent of salt from the distant coastal reach and the thick, organic musk of the earth. Beyond the rows of cane, the land dips toward the dark, sluggish arteries of the region, where the water of Bayou Chevreuil moves with a gravity that seems to pull the very light from the sky. To the north, the expanse of Lac des Allemands reflects the bruised purples and golds of a dying sun, while the distant, low-lying ground of Miller Point anchors the view in a quiet, sediment-heavy permanence.

South Vacherie maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons of the soil and the slow encroachment of the tides, a place where the history of labor is etched into the very furrows of the fields. Economic life remains tethered to the harvest, drawing its vitality from the same black silt that has sustained the local character for generations. Residents find a rare, open respite at South Vacherie Park, a sliver of green space that serves as a communal anchor amidst the expansive, working terrain. Though the shadows of Willow Island and the distant shimmer of Baie a Carlin define the wider geography, the daily pulse of the locality is found in the steady, unadorned work of those who cultivate this low, water-bound country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Vacherie Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 274° W
Miles Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 266° W
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 168° S
The Longboat (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 017° N
Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 344° N
San Francisco Plantation (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 034° NE
Laurel Valley Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 210° SW
Bayou Des Allemands (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 114° SE
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 12.7 mi, 219° SW
Veterans Memorial Plaza (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 091° E
Wildcat Stadium (Stadium) — 18.4 mi, 084° E
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 18.6 mi, 232° SW
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 313° NW
Bocage Plantation (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 308° NW
I-10 Rest Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.5 mi, 324° NW
Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 043° NE
Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 185° S
Dumas Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 186° S
Southdown Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 187° S
Gonzales 'Tee Joe' Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 327° NW
Louisiana Toy Train Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 085° E
Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.8 mi, 192° S · 8,780 acres
NOLA Wax Hands (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 084° E
Garden of Honor (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 094° E
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 094° E
Ken Hollis Theater (Theatre) — 29.1 mi, 085° E
Tickfaw State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 004° N
J&S Gallery (Gallery) — 31.3 mi, 087° E
Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area and Game Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 47.2 mi, 223° SW
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.5 mi, 062° NE · 56k acres

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