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Sun Louisiana Map

Explore Sun, 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 Sun, Louisiana

How to Use This Sun, Louisiana Map

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

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	Sun
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	St. Tammany Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.652478
Longitude	-89.910499
Population	392
Density	35.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	70427, 70463
Area Code	985
School District	St. Tammany Parish School District

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About Sun, Louisiana

Sun is a locality in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 392. The population density is 35.5 people per km². Sun is located at 30.6525°N, 89.9105°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sun is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 70427, 70463.

Sun rises over a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Wrights Creek, which carves its way through the pine-heavy terrain of the Florida Parishes. It lies 10.1 miles south-southwest of Bogalusa, LA (from Bogalusa, LA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 15.3 miles northwest of Picayune. The land here holds a subtle, humid weight, characterized by dense woods and the persistent scent of damp earth and needles that clings to the air long after the afternoon heat has dissipated. Less than a mile away, the protected reaches of the Bogue Chitto State Scenic River offer a sanctuary of towering hardwoods and limestone banks, where the light filters down in thin, vertical shafts that catch the dust of the forest floor. Beyond these immediate woods, the terrain stretches toward the distant, gentle depressions of Water Hollow, creating a horizon of soft, muted greens and browns that seem to absorb the glare of the midday sky.

Sun carries the quiet history of a place built on the labor of the timber industry and the slow, steady cultivation of the surrounding piney woods. While the economy has shifted from the early days of logging and sawmills to the quieter rhythms of small-scale agriculture and regional trade, the character of the people remains tied to the land’s deliberate pace. Life here operates in the intervals between the seasonal rains, with the nearby presence of Lake David acting as a local anchor for those seeking a moment of stillness in the shade of the cypress and tupelo. There is a distinct, unhurried gravity to the days in Sun, where the passage of time is marked less by the ticking of a clock and more by the way the shadow of a pine branch lengthens across the roadside, signaling the approach of a long, indigo dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bogue Chitto State Scenic River (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 160° S
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.7 mi, 105° E · 73k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 268° W
Old River Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 080° E
Money Hill (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 182° S
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.9 mi, 140° SE · 9,317 acres
Money Hill Fee (Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 199° S
Tar Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 198° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 036° NE · 20k acres
Bogue Chitto State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 298° NW
Carver Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 123° SE
Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 122° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 123° SE
Picayune History (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 123° SE
Katrina (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 123° SE
Hurricane Katrina (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 123° SE
Mcdonald Funeral Home (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 123° SE
Crackin Shells Dippin Tails (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 123° SE
Mural at Katiecakes (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 123° SE
Acadiana Cinema (Cinema) — 17.1 mi, 116° SE
Fontainebleau State Park District I (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 195° S
Sugar Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 199° S
Collapsed Observarion Deck (Viewpoint) — 23.1 mi, 197° S
Slidell Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 164° S
Hancock County Marsh Coastal Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 28.9 mi, 146° SE
The Fortress (Historic Castle / Fort) — 32.2 mi, 056° NE
De Soto National Forest (National Forest) — 36.1 mi, 053° NE · 532k acres
Wild Louisiana Kayak Swamp Tour Launch (Attraction) — 46.5 mi, 223° SW
Louisiana Children's Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 193° S
The Guardians Institute (Gallery) — 47.4 mi, 189° S

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