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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	St. Mary 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 St. Mary 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 holds a humid, low-slung stillness where the brackish scent of the Gulf of Mexico drifts inland, carried on a breeze that tastes of salt and marsh grass. It lies 17.4 miles west of Morgan City, LA (from Morgan City, LA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Franklin. The flat, alluvial expanse is defined by the dark, sluggish currents of Bayou Sale, which curls through the landscape like a vein of obsidian, carving a path through the heavy, silt-rich earth. To the north, the verdant, protected canopy of the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge creates a sanctuary of dense foliage, while the horizon is interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Crow Island suspended above the shimmering tide. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, liquid gold, catching the surface of the water so that the earth and sky seem to dissolve into a single, glowing plane of reflection.

Midway maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life, governed by the seasonal cycles of the land and the slow, inexorable movement of the nearby waters. The local economy remains tethered to the fertile soil and the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico, with the rhythms of agriculture and the harvesting of the coast providing a steady, unadorned livelihood for those who remain. While the influence of the wider region lingers in the cadence of local speech and the enduring traditions of the kitchen, the daily life of Midway is defined more by the isolation of its wetlands and the proximity of Wax Lake than by the clamor of the outside world. This is a place where the history of the soil is written in the deep furrows of the fields and the persistent, encroaching presence of the bayou, ensuring that the character of the land remains as constant and heavy as the summer air.

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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