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Sunset Louisiana Map

Explore Sunset, 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 Sunset, Louisiana

How to Use This Sunset, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	30.41131
Longitude	-92.068454
Population	2,909
Density	348.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70584
Area Code	985
School District	St. Landry Parish School District

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About Sunset, Louisiana

Sunset is a locality in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,909. The population density is 348.1 people per km². Sunset is located at 30.4113°N, 92.0685°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sunset is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70584.

Sunset spreads across the flat, fertile plains of Acadiana, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by anything taller than a stand of ancient oaks. It lies 6.6 miles north of Carencro, LA (from Carencro, LA: bearing 350°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of Opelousas. The land here is defined by an expansive, low-lying character, drained by the subtle meanderings of Coulee de Marks just three miles away. In the humid, heavy air of the afternoon, the light takes on a syrupy quality, gilding the fields of sugarcane and rice until the stalks shimmer like burnished copper. Residents find their solitude in the quiet expanse of Unknown Park, a space that preserves the raw, untamed essence of the prairie floor, far removed from the clamor of the world beyond these fields.

Sunset carries the weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic cycles of the harvest and the persistent, layered traditions of the people who settled these black-soil plains. The economy remains tethered to the earth, defined by the seasonal labor of the fields and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life that has persisted for generations. While Lake la Pointe sits fifteen miles to the west, the life of the inhabitants is governed more by the terrestrial patterns of the soil than by the water. There is a distinct quietude in the streets, a sense that time here is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual cooling of the air as the sun dips behind the distant tree line, casting long, violet shadows across the rows of crops.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boho (Gallery) — 0.2 mi, 075° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 069° E
Pelican Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 175° S
Teche & Fuselier Bayou Fee (Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 104° E
Jim Bowie Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 358° N
Fireman's Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 355° N
Schilling Eagle Statue (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 161° S
Evangeline Maid Bread Sign (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 168° S
Mosaic Arch (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 164° S
Cité des Arts (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 166° S
Downtown Lafayette Arch (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 166° S
Alexandre Mouton House (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 168° S
Cypress Island (Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 142° SE
Town of Washington Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 003° N
Vermilionville Historic Village (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 162° S
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.3 mi, 162° S
First Horizon Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 173° S
Corporate Block (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 167° S
Cajun Country Swamp Tours (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 143° SE
Acadian Village (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 185° S
Rayne City Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 227° SW
Acadiana Conservation Corridor (State Conservation Area) — 18.9 mi, 358° N
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area/atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge/bayou Des Ourses Area (usacoe) (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 072° E
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.5 mi, 075° E · 32k acres
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 21.5 mi, 285° W
Spanish Lake - Dried Lake Bed (State Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 153° SE
Farm Service Agency Interest Of La (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 293° NW · 9,337 acres
Chicot State Park District II (State Park) — 26.7 mi, 335° NW
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 48.1 mi, 001° N
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 50.9 mi, 324° NW · 607k acres

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