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Urania Louisiana Map

Explore Urania, 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 Urania, Louisiana

How to Use This Urania, Louisiana Map

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

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

Latitude	31.863777
Longitude	-92.295972
Population	698
Density	196.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	71480
Area Code	318
School District	La Salle Parish School District

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About Urania, Louisiana

Urania is a locality in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 698. The population density is 196.6 people per km². Urania is located at 31.8638°N, 92.2960°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Urania is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71480.

Urania emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed expanse of central Louisiana, where the land rises into subtle, undulating ridges that break the monotony of the forest floor. It lies 38.3 miles north-northeast of Pineville, LA (from Pineville, LA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 15.7 miles northwest of Jena. Chickasaw Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the undergrowth just a mile away, its presence marked by the thick, damp scent of loam and the sudden hush of deep shade. Seven miles to the west, the modest rise of Mountain Hill stands as a silent sentinel over the timberland, while the broader, protected reaches of Little River provide a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna that thrive in the humid, stagnant heat. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the pine needles into needles of dark copper against a sky that seems to hold the weight of the coming evening in its own slow, measured breath.

Urania maintains a character forged in the crucible of the timber industry, a legacy that still resonates in the rhythmic, heavy movement of trucks and the steady hum of machinery that defines the local economy. The settlement grew from the necessity of the woods, its history bound to the extraction and management of the towering timber that once dominated this entire reach of the state. Life in Urania moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, indifferent to the frantic demands of the distant world, as if the inhabitants are tethered to the slow growth of the trees surrounding them. Residents might travel twenty-two miles to find the expansive, still waters of Brushy Lake, yet the true pulse of the locality remains tethered to the immediate, practical demands of the forest and the enduring quietude of the southern pine woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Little River (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 220° SW
Hwy 165 Roadside Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 050° NE
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 8.7 mi, 234° SW · 607k acres
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.1 mi, 226° SW · 88k acres
Little River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 198° S
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 195° S
Eark K Long Memorial Statue (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 283° W
Earl K Long Memorial Grave (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 283° W
Camp LIvingston Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 190° S
Caney Creek Lake State Park (State Park) — 29.2 mi, 333° NW
Camp Livingston HQ (Historic Ruins) — 29.2 mi, 189° S
White supremacy monument (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 226° SW
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 34.9 mi, 283° W · 6,090 acres
Red River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.0 mi, 229° SW · 30k acres
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 39.3 mi, 193° S
Bayou Beouf Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 43.9 mi, 202° S · 995 acres
Mascur Museum (Museum) — 44.6 mi, 014° N
Butterfly Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 45.3 mi, 013° N
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.2 mi, 239° SW · 8,701 acres
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 47.0 mi, 261° W
Brown Auditorium (Theatre) — 47.6 mi, 016° N
Howard Auditorium (Theatre) — 50.2 mi, 336° NW
Gilbert Center (Arts Centre) — 50.3 mi, 337° NW
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 50.3 mi, 242° SW
Alligator Park (Nature Reserve) — 50.4 mi, 267° W
Lincoln Parish Museum (Museum) — 50.5 mi, 337° NW
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 54.1 mi, 165° S
Fort Rosalie (Attraction) — 56.2 mi, 112° E
Martin Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 56.9 mi, 112° E

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