Explore Lakeview, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lakeview, 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 Lakeview.
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 | Lakeview |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | Natchitoches Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.523847 |
| Longitude | -93.829755 |
| Population | 818 |
| Density | 382.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 71452, 70124, 71107 |
| Area Code | 504, 318 |
| School District | Caddo Parish School District |
Lakeview occupies a verdant stretch of the Louisiana interior, where the land flattens into expansive, fertile plains that hold the amber light of late afternoon with a peculiar, lingering clarity. It lies 14.8 miles south-southeast of Natchitoches, LA (from Natchitoches, LA: bearing 148°T), and is situated 30.2 miles southwest of Winnfield. The horizon is broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Chopin Camp Ridge, which offers a soft contrast to the immediate flatness of the fields. A mile to the east, the Cane River carves a quiet, meandering path through the loam, its surface often mirroring the heavy, humid clouds that gather before a summer storm. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Bayou Bourbeaux support a dense margin of vegetation, where the air remains cool and still even when the midday sun presses firmly against the open canopy of the surrounding countryside.
Lakeview has long been defined by the persistent, industrious rhythm of agriculture, with the soil yielding harvests that have sustained generations of families who value the slow passage of seasons. The proximity to the Red River National Wildlife Refuge provides an essential sanctuary for migratory birds and native fauna, preserving a fragment of the wild landscape that once dominated this region before the advent of modern farming. Life in Lakeview unfolds with a measured consistency, grounded in the traditions of the land and the quiet observation of the natural cycles that dictate the local pace. Residents often gather near the banks of the nearby waterways, finding a common connection in the shared legacy of a landscape that demands both patience and respect from those who call it home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeview, Louisiana. Coordinates: 32.523847, -93.829755. 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 Lakeview includes the ZIP code (71452, 70124, 71107), telephone area code (504, 318), county seat of Natchitoches Parish, and school district assignment (Caddo Parish School District).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |