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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	Rapides 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 Rapides 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 earth settles into a tapestry of pine-heavy woodland and alluvial soil. It lies 17.3 miles south of Alexandria, LA (from Alexandria, LA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-southeast of Woodworth. Cockrell Creek carves a meditative path through the landscape, its slow-moving waters providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the terrain. Sunlight filters through the canopy of the nearby Alexander State Forest, casting long, amber shadows that soften the edges of the flat, humid expanse. While Les Grandes Côtes rises as a distant, hazy suggestion on the horizon, the immediate vicinity remains defined by the dense, verdant growth of the Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area, which acts as a sanctuary for the local fauna. Only two miles away, the surface of Indian Creek Reservoir catches the late afternoon light, a glass-still mirror that holds the sky in its depths.

Midway maintains a steady pace of life, anchored by a legacy of timber and the modest, persistent labor of those who work the inland soil. The rhythm of the days here is dictated not by the frenetic demands of industry, but by the seasonal change in the air and the quiet maintenance of the pine stands. Families have moved through these woods for generations, carving a living from the earth with a patience that mirrors the growth of the trees themselves. Local life centers on the shared stewardship of the surrounding land, where the presence of the Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area serves as a reminder of the wilderness that persists just beyond the porch light. In the evenings, when the heat finally relents, the atmosphere in Midway grows heavy and sweet, a stillness that feels as enduring as the slow drift of Cockrell Creek toward the southern plains.

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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