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LaFayette Kentucky Map

Explore LaFayette, Kentucky, 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 LaFayette, Kentucky

How to Use This LaFayette, Kentucky Map

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

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	LaFayette
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Christian County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.660214
Longitude	-87.658132
Population	177
Density	264.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	42236, 42254
Area Code	270
County Seat	Hopkinsville
School District	Christian County School District

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About LaFayette, Kentucky

LaFayette is a locality in Christian County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 264.9 people per km². LaFayette is located at 36.6602°N, 87.6581°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. LaFayette is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42236, 42254.

LaFayette emerges from the quiet, agricultural expanse of Christian County as a collection of weathered brick and wood-frame structures holding fast to a landscape defined by expansive, fertile plains. It lies 8.1 miles west of Fort Campbell North, KY (from Fort Campbell North, KY: bearing 279°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Oak Grove. The horizon remains largely uninterrupted, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Walker Ridge rising in the west, while the immediate ground is carved by the unassuming path of Noahs Spring Branch. Sunlight here possesses a particular quality, stretching long and amber across the fields as evening approaches, illuminating the texture of the soil and the quiet endurance of the surrounding timber. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain yields to the subtle topography of Summer Hollow, where the land dips into shadowed basins that contrast with the open, sun-drenched acreage favored by local farmers.

LaFayette persists as a quiet monument to the agrarian traditions that first anchored settlers to these limestone-rich soils, maintaining a pace of life dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. While the local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of harvest and cultivation, the area serves as a reflective space where the silence is broken only by the movement of wind through the tall grasses. Residents often look toward Lake Kyle for recreation, finding in its still waters a reprieve from the labor of the fields, or travel toward the North Softball Complex when the community gathers for organized sport. History in LaFayette is not preserved behind glass but is felt in the architecture of the older storefronts and the persistence of families who have worked this dirt for generations, keeping the character of the region grounded in the steady, unyielding cycle of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 204° SW · 13k acres
Gander Memorial (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 098° E
Barkley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 250° W
Wickham Hall Pratt Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 098° E
Lake Barkley (Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 205° SW
French and Indian War (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 083° E
Revolutionary War Monument (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 083° E
Barkley Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 277° W
Land Between The Lakes Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 267° W
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 266° W · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 13.8 mi, 266° W · 171k acres
Bear Spring Iron Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 202° S
Fort Donelson Cumberland Battery (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 224° SW
Stewart State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.7 mi, 192° S
Alhambra Theatre (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 033° NE
Lake Barkley State Resort Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 311° NW
Homeplace 1850s Working Farm at Land Between The Lakes (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 269° W
APSU CECA Downtown Gallery (Arts Centre) — 18.9 mi, 119° SE
Window to the World (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 119° SE
Kentucky Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 23.1 mi, 254° W · 7,899 acres
Kenlake State Resort Park (State Park) — 26.0 mi, 282° W
Hilltop Chimney (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 288° W
Center Furnace Trail (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 308° NW
Guthrie Transportation Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 092° E
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 223° SW · 22k acres
Adsmore Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 338° N
Historic Bell Witch Cave (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 098° E
Caldwell County Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 35.5 mi, 338° N
Playhouse in the Park (Theatre) — 36.2 mi, 266° W
Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 42.7 mi, 297° NW

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