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Westminster Louisiana Map

Explore Westminster, 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 Westminster, Louisiana

How to Use This Westminster, Louisiana Map

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

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.

CityWestminster
StateLouisiana (LA)
CountyEast Baton Rouge Parish
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude30.413803
Longitude-91.087604
Population2,559
Density1058.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code70809
Area Code985

About Westminster, Louisiana

Westminster is a locality in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,559. The population density is 1058.0 people per km². Westminster is located at 30.4138°N, 91.0876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 70809.

Westminster emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the Louisiana plains as a quiet intersection of open fields and heavy, humid air. It lies 4.7 miles east-southeast of Baton Rouge, LA (from Baton Rouge, LA: bearing 123°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west of Shenandoah. The North Branch Ward Creek carves a slow, muddy path near the outskirts, its dark surface reflecting the shifting amber light that settles over the tall grasses each afternoon. A mile away, the Lsu Research Station maintains a quiet vigilance over the soil, its experimental plots and orderly rows marking a sharp contrast to the wilder thickets that congregate where the land dips toward the horizon. Even at the height of summer, the sky here feels vast and unburdened, pressing down on the wide, level ground with a weight that slows the pulse of the day.

History in Westminster is measured not in monuments, but in the persistent cycles of the soil and the legacy of agricultural industry that has long defined the local economy. Families remain tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, navigating the seasons of rice and sugarcane with a familiarity that predates the modern sprawl of the state’s larger centers. The influence of the regional culture is felt in the understated cadence of conversation and the deep, pervasive heat that forces a deliberate pace upon the day’s labor. While the distant silhouette of Indian Mound provides a faint, elevated anchor to the landscape, the true character of Westminster resides in the quiet endurance of its people and the steady, unhurried flow of the North Branch Ward Creek as it sustains the verdant, working landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 0.8 mi, 261° W
  • Drusilla Lane Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 005° N
  • LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 239° SW
  • Jefferson Highway Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 318° NW
  • Peace Stones (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 343° N
  • Sevenoaks (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 322° NW
  • Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 201° S
  • Mid City Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 329° NW
  • Create Studios (Arts Centre) — 3.9 mi, 278° W
  • Lsu Emory Smith Arboretum (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 187° S
  • Burbank Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 190° S
  • African-American Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 5.2 mi, 270° W
  • Varsity Theatre (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 273° W
  • William A. Brookshire Military Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 270° W
  • Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 288° W
  • State Capitol Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 302° NW
  • Gallery 14 (Gallery) — 5.6 mi, 293° NW
  • Waddill Wildlife Refuge (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 032° NE
  • Mike the Tiger Habitat (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 270° W
  • Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 061° NE
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 290° W
  • Uscgc White Alder (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 289° W
  • LSU Museum of Art (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 291° W
  • Pentagon Barracks Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 295° NW
  • Mississippi River Bridge (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 285° W
  • Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 323° NW
  • Baton Rouge Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.3 mi, 337° NW
  • Tickfaw State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 093° E
  • Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 276° W · 32k acres
  • Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.0 mi, 321° NW · 22k acres

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About This Westminster Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westminster, Louisiana. Coordinates: 30.413803, -91.087604. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Westminster includes the ZIP code (70809), telephone area code (985), county seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.