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Ventress Louisiana Map

Explore Ventress, 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 Ventress, Louisiana

How to Use This Ventress, Louisiana Map

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

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	Ventress
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Pointe Coupee Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.678922
Longitude	-91.430525
Population	800
Density	152.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	70783
Area Code	985
School District	Pointe Coupee Parish School District

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About Ventress, Louisiana

Ventress is a locality in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 800. The population density is 152.3 people per km². Ventress is located at 30.6789°N, 91.4305°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70783.

Ventress reveals itself through the sluggish, obsidian coil of False Bayou, which traces the perimeter of the low-slung, alluvial plains like a vein of dark ink. It lies 15.1 miles west of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 279°T), and is situated 2.2 miles southeast of New Roads. The landscape around Ventress is defined by the expansive, crescent-shaped stillness of False River, a body of water that anchors the horizon and dictates the slow, deliberate quality of the afternoon light. Beyond the immediate banks, the land stretches out in flat, fertile expanses where the air holds a heavy, humid density, smelling faintly of damp earth and distant, sun-warmed vegetation. Roughly eight miles away, the subtle topography shifts toward the subtle depressions of Pecan Valley, providing a faint contrast to the otherwise level horizon that defines this part of the interior.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Ventress, with the economy rooted in the cultivation of sugarcane and rice that turn the fields into shifting seas of emerald and gold with the changing seasons. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the cycles of the harvest and the persistent, quiet endurance of a settlement that has long been shaped by the interplay of water and silt. Residents often find their way to Unknown Park, a quiet expanse of preserved wilderness that offers a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna, providing a necessary counterpoint to the working fields. Life in Ventress moves with a measured, intentional cadence, a reflection of the deep-seated heritage that informs its daily character and the persistent, unyielding presence of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 002° N
False River Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 305° NW
Emmit J. Douglas Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 358° N
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.6 mi, 336° NW · 22k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 348° N
Fort Desperate (Historic Ruins) — 9.2 mi, 086° E
Beaver Creek (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 090° E
Sherburne Wildlife Management Area/atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge/bayou Des Ourses Area (usacoe) (State Conservation Area) — 16.1 mi, 219° SW
Zachary High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 16.1 mi, 096° E
Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.1 mi, 219° SW · 32k acres
Zachary Train Depot (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 097° E
Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 341° N
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 126° SE
The Red Stick Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 128° SE
Baton Rouge Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.9 mi, 116° SE
West Baton Rouge Parish Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 138° SE
State Capitol Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 135° SE
Pentagon Barracks Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 137° SE
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 136° SE
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 136° SE
Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 136° SE
LSU Museum of Art (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 138° SE
Mississippi River Bridge (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 140° SE
Gallery 14 (Gallery) — 22.2 mi, 137° SE
Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 137° SE
Mike the Tiger Habitat (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 141° SE
Greek Theatre (Arts Centre) — 23.5 mi, 141° SE
Varsity Theatre (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 140° SE
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 41.5 mi, 015° N · 192k acres
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 70.1 mi, 293° NW · 607k acres

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