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Loachapoka Alabama Map

Explore Loachapoka, Alabama, 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 Loachapoka, Alabama

How to Use This Loachapoka, Alabama Map

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

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	Loachapoka
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Lee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	32.604301
Longitude	-85.593285
Population	160
Density	54.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	36865, 36832
Area Code	251
County Seat	Opelika
School District	Lee County School District

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About Loachapoka, Alabama

Loachapoka is a locality in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 160. The population density is 54.3 people per km². Loachapoka is located at 32.6043°N, 85.5933°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Loachapoka is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36865, 36832.

Loachapoka exists as a quiet convergence of red-clay earth and dense, temperate woodland, where the horizon is defined by the soft, distant silhouettes of Pace Hill. It lies 6.6 miles west of Auburn, AL (from Auburn, AL: bearing 267°T), and is situated 12.8 miles west-southwest of Opelika. Moisture hangs thick in the air, clinging to the needles of longleaf pines and the heavy boughs of bottomland hardwoods that define the landscape as one moves toward the cooling influence of Hodnett Creek. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed weight, turning the dust of unpaved roads into a pale, glowing gold during the final hours of the afternoon. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain stretches into a series of modest elevations that roll toward the horizon, providing a grounded, inland stillness that feels entirely removed from the frantic pace of larger centers.

Loachapoka reflects a history shaped by the slow, deliberate work of agriculture, maintaining a character that favors local persistence over rapid transformation. The proximity to the quiet expanses of Kiesel Park and the vast, protected reaches of Tuskegee National Forest ensures that the natural rhythm of the seasons—the blooming of peaches and the turning of leaves—remains the primary clock for those who live here. Residents often venture toward the waters of Little and Stuckys Lake, where the surface reflects the expansive, humid sky with a mirror-like clarity. While the economy of Loachapoka has evolved from its early agrarian roots, the sense of place remains tied to the soil and the specific, quiet labor of maintaining a life in this enduring corner of the interior landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kiesel Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 119° SE
Auburn Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 121° SE
Yarbrough Tennis Center (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 078° E
Sam Harris Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 078° E
Charles Barkley (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 091° E
Chewacla State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 124° SE
The Auburn Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 095° E
Founders' Oak (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 095° E
WWI Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 090° E
Civil War Cannon Lathe (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 090° E
University Seal (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 089° E
Tuskegee National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 180° S · 11k acres
Veteran's Memorial Monument (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 087° E
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 056° NE
Macon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 164° S
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 197° S
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 208° SW
Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 209° SW
Opelika Community Theatre (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 077° E
Yates Lake West Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 277° W
Home (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.9 mi, 106° E
Wind Creek State Park (State Park) — 25.6 mi, 312° NW
Catie Radney's Studio (Arts Centre) — 31.4 mi, 318° NW
Kelly Fitzgerald Art Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 263° W
Dixie Art Colony Foundation (Gallery) — 35.9 mi, 263° W
Marcia Weber Art Objects (Gallery) — 35.9 mi, 263° W
Wetumpka Depot Players (Arts Centre) — 36.0 mi, 263° W
Rumbling Water Studios and Gallery (Gallery) — 36.0 mi, 263° W
Springer Opera House (Theatre) — 36.4 mi, 105° E
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 45.9 mi, 323° NW · 395k acres

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