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Wilson Louisiana Map

Explore Wilson, 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 Wilson, Louisiana

How to Use This Wilson, Louisiana Map

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

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	Wilson
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	East Feliciana Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.925561
Longitude	-91.105287
Population	348
Density	49.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	70789
Area Code	985
School District	East Feliciana Parish School District

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About Wilson, Louisiana

Wilson is a locality in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 348. The population density is 49.6 people per km². Wilson is located at 30.9256°N, 91.1053°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 70789.

Wilson holds the quiet gravity of the Feliciana parishes, where the land settles into a rhythmic succession of loess bluffs and deep, shaded ravines. It lies 18.9 miles north of Zachary, LA (from Zachary, LA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.3 miles northeast of Jackson. Redwood Creek carves a persistent path through this terrain, its waters drawing a dark, reflective line through the dense thickets of hardwood and pine that define the local topography. Beyond the immediate canopy, the landscape descends into the damp, shadowed expanse of Hickman Bottom, a basin that holds the morning mist long after the sun has climbed high above the treeline. The light here filters through the foliage in heavy, golden slats, illuminating the rich, iron-heavy soil that dictates the pace of the surrounding woods. Six miles away, the Comite River provides a broader sanctuary for the region’s flora and fauna, maintaining the wild, verdant character that keeps the sprawl of the modern world at a distance.

Wilson preserves the remnants of an agrarian history, where the economy was once tethered to the cycles of cotton and the slow labor of the plantation era. Today, the local character remains anchored in the stubborn persistence of rural life, far removed from the frantic pulse of the lowlands. The architecture of the village acts as a ledger of past generations, with weathered storefronts and aging timber dwellings standing as quiet observers of the changing seasons. Residents maintain a life governed by the heat and the harvest, moving with a deliberate ease that acknowledges the long hours of the day. While the horizon remains flat and expansive, the distant presence of Greenwood Hill provides a subtle anchor to the north, watching over a community that finds its identity in the slow, persistent growth of the woods and the steady, unhurried flow of the local creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Comite River (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 140° SE
Lsu Research Station (Recreation Easement) — 10.4 mi, 133° SE
Hammer Creek Woods (Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 234° SW
Amite River (State Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 086° E
Beaver Creek (Local Recreation) — 18.0 mi, 202° S
Zachary High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 19.0 mi, 190° S
Fort Desperate (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 mi, 212° SW
Zachary Train Depot (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 189° S
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 19.7 mi, 015° N · 192k acres
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.6 mi, 245° SW · 22k acres
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 22.8 mi, 247° SW
Baton Rouge Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.2 mi, 188° S
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 191° S
The Red Stick Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 28.4 mi, 191° S
Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash (Monument) — 31.6 mi, 071° E
State Capitol Park (State Park) — 32.1 mi, 189° S
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.4 mi, 328° NW · 49k acres
Mid City Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 181° S
Battle of Baton Rouge (1779) (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 188° S
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Monument) — 32.7 mi, 188° S
West Baton Rouge Parish Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 191° S
Pentagon Barracks Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 189° S
LSU Museum of Art (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 189° S
Gallery 14 (Gallery) — 33.4 mi, 187° S
Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 187° S
Mississippi River Bridge (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 189° S
Create Studios (Arts Centre) — 34.9 mi, 185° S
Varsity Theatre (Theatre) — 35.4 mi, 187° S
Percy Quinn State Park (State Park) — 37.6 mi, 063° NE
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 79.8 mi, 295° NW · 607k acres

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