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Lyon Mississippi Map

Explore Lyon, Mississippi, 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 Lyon, Mississippi

How to Use This Lyon, Mississippi Map

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

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	Lyon
State	Mississippi (MS)
County	Coahoma County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	34.217886
Longitude	-90.542043
Population	296
Density	237.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	38645, 38614
Area Code	601, 769
County Seat	Clarksdale
School District	Coahoma County School District

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About Lyon, Mississippi

Lyon is a locality in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 296. The population density is 237.1 people per km². Lyon is located at 34.2179°N, 90.5420°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lyon is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 38645, 38614.

Lyon stretches across the flat, open expanse of the Delta, where the horizon remains a thin, unwavering line against the heavy, humid sky. It lies 2.1 miles northeast of Clarksdale, MS (from Clarksdale, MS: bearing 53°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north-northwest of Tutwiler. Mill Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the surrounding fields, its dark, slow-moving water serving as a quiet artery for the land. Within the center of Lyon, Lyon Park offers a patch of maintained green space that provides a sharp contrast to the vast, monochromatic fields of row crops that define the regional geography. The air here holds a distinct, heavy stillness, especially as the sun begins to dip, casting a long, amber glow that seems to press the heat into the very soil of the plains.

Agriculture provides the primary pulse of Lyon, with the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life for those who work the deep, fertile earth. The history of the area is etched into the local architecture and the persistent, quiet endurance of the people who have cultivated these fields for generations. While Ward Lake sits twelve miles away, the landscape remains dominated by the immense, uninterrupted reach of the plains rather than the presence of open water. Life in Lyon moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a culture that values the slow accumulation of time and the steady, unyielding nature of the agrarian world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lyon Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 112° E
Nosef Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 259° W
The Crossroads (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 218° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 100° E · 20k acres
O'Keefe Wma (State Conservation Area) — 15.3 mi, 112° E
Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 353° N
Battery B (Historic Ruins) — 21.9 mi, 352° N
Father Pere Marquette Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.0 mi, 351° N
Battery A (Historic Ruins) — 22.3 mi, 353° N
Ophelia Polk Moore (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 353° N
Lily Peter Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 349° N
St. Francis National Forest (National Forest) — 24.4 mi, 353° N · 21k acres
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 293° NW · 314k acres
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge.Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 30.8 mi, 255° W · 945 acres
Charles Ray Nix Wma (State Conservation Area) — 31.1 mi, 067° NE
Charlie Capps (State Recreation Area) — 33.2 mi, 225° SW
Dockery Farms (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 187° S
Martin & Sue King Railroad Museum (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 198° S
St. Charles Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 288° W
George P. Cossar State Park (State Park) — 37.7 mi, 098° E
Great River Road State Park (State Park) — 37.8 mi, 228° SW
Holly Springs National Forest (National Forest) — 40.1 mi, 110° E · 156k acres
Rice-Totten Stadium (Stadium) — 50.3 mi, 167° S
Florewood River Plantation Museum (Museum) — 50.7 mi, 160° S
Museum of the Mississippi Delta (Museum) — 51.3 mi, 158° S
Point 8 (Viewpoint) — 52.3 mi, 072° E
Confederate redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 52.8 mi, 123° SE
Confederate fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 53.3 mi, 124° SE
Malco Oxford Studio Cinema (Cinema) — 57.8 mi, 079° E
Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center (Attraction) — 58.0 mi, 080° E

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