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Midway Louisiana Map

Explore Midway, 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 Midway, Louisiana

How to Use This Midway, Louisiana Map

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

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	Midway
State	Louisiana (LA)
County	Bossier Parish
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	31.675565
Longitude	-92.146581
Population	1,157
Density	147.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	70538, 71006, 71071, 71342
Area Code	318
School District	La Salle Parish School District

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About Midway, Louisiana

Midway is a locality in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,157. The population density is 147.3 people per km². Midway is located at 31.6756°N, 92.1466°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 70538, 71006, 71071.

Midway occupies a quiet stretch of land where the flat, pine-studded plains of northern Louisiana transition into the subtle, persistent moisture of the lowlands. It lies 15.9 miles north-northeast of Bossier City, LA (from Bossier City, LA: bearing 30°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east of Benton. The earth here is heavy and dark, holding the humidity of the summer months long after the sun has retreated behind the silhouettes of distant, nameless timber stands. Only a mile away, the sluggish, tannin-stained waters of Dry Cypress Bayou carve a winding path through the soil, offering a muted reflection of the sprawling canopy above. Four miles to the north, the expanse of Bodcau Lake catches the amber light of late afternoon, its surface occasionally broken by the movement of wildlife drawn to the stillness of the Bayou Bodcau Reservoir. The air possesses a weight that dictates the pace of movement, a thick, atmospheric pressure that seems to settle into the marrow of the trees and the stillness of the local fields.

Midway retains the character of a place defined by its distance from the frantic centers of commerce, relying instead on the slow, deliberate cycles of local agriculture and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. Long ago, the land was shaped by the labor of those who cleared the dense woods to make space for homesteads and small-scale timber operations, a history that lingers in the weathered wooden structures that still dot the landscape. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal shifts of the soil and the unpredictable rise of the nearby waterways, far from the influence of the state’s more famous urban centers. On clear days, the distant shape of Giddens Hill provides a faint, steady marker on the horizon, serving as a reminder of the geography that frames this modest, inland existence. There is a particular, unadorned beauty in the way the light filters through the pine needles at dusk, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch across the history of Midway as if trying to pin the very silence of the woods to the ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

#10 Recreation Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 199° S
Jena Town Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 062° NE
Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.7 mi, 128° SE · 88k acres
Little River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 238° SW
Division Of State Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 11.9 mi, 241° SW
Dewey W Wills Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 162° S
Kisatchie National Forest (National Forest) — 14.3 mi, 227° SW · 607k acres
Camp Livingston HQ (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 220° SW
Camp Livingston Pool (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 219° SW
Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.7 mi, 105° E · 30k acres
Louisiana History Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 215° SW
Eark K Long Memorial Statue (Monument) — 33.4 mi, 302° NW
Earl K Long Memorial Grave (Monument) — 33.4 mi, 302° NW
White supremacy monument (Monument) — 35.0 mi, 252° W
Paragon Cinema (Cinema) — 39.6 mi, 173° S
Vidalia Riverfront Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 43.4 mi, 100° E
Fort Rosalie (Attraction) — 44.1 mi, 101° E
Martin Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 44.7 mi, 101° E
Ken Beesley, Sr. Field (Stadium) — 45.1 mi, 100° E
Melrose (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 101° E
Saline Bayou, Louisiana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 47.7 mi, 296° NW · 6,090 acres
Kisatchie Hills Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 49.4 mi, 257° W · 8,701 acres
Elizabeth Female Academy (Attraction) — 50.6 mi, 098° E
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (Museum) — 52.3 mi, 208° SW
Homochitto National Forest (National Forest) — 53.8 mi, 120° SE · 192k acres
Coyote Camp Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 54.2 mi, 259° W
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 55.5 mi, 276° W
Cane River Gallery (Public Artwork) — 55.5 mi, 276° W
Mascur Museum (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 002° N

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