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Lake Lafayette Missouri Map

Explore Lake Lafayette, Missouri, 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 Lake Lafayette, Missouri

How to Use This Lake Lafayette, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Lafayette, Missouri. 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 Missouri 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 Lake Lafayette.

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	Lake Lafayette
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Lafayette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.945842
Longitude	-93.971333
Population	277
Density	166.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	64076
Area Code	816
County Seat	Lexington
School District	Odessa R-VII School District

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About Lake Lafayette, Missouri

Lake Lafayette is a locality in Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 277. The population density is 166.8 people per km². Lake Lafayette is located at 38.9458°N, 93.9713°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Lafayette is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 64076.

Lake Lafayette defines the horizon with its quiet expanse of water, reflecting the vast, open skies that characterize this portion of the Missouri plains. It lies 13.1 miles east-southeast of Grain Valley, MO (from Grain Valley, MO: bearing 111°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-southeast of Oak Grove. The landscape surrounding Lake Lafayette consists of broad, fertile fields and gentle slopes that rise toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Devil Ridge. South Davis Creek meanders through the nearby terrain, its path marked by the thicker growth of hardwoods that break the monotony of the surrounding prairie. In the late afternoon, the light here possesses a particular clarity, turning the dry grasses to a pale gold while the shadows lengthen across the soil in long, precise lines.

Agriculture remains the fundamental pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the quiet urgency of daily life. The residents maintain a practical, plain-spoken character forged by generations of working the land, a tradition of self-reliance that persists despite the shifting tides of the modern world. Visitors often venture toward Odessa (Upper Odessa City Lake) to observe the local wildlife or to find a moment of stillness away from the main thoroughfares. Life in Lake Lafayette moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values its history, where the labor of the morning is rewarded by the cooling air of the evening, and the connection to the earth remains as constant as the water itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Odessa Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 008° N
Chesnut Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 024° NE
Ferguson-Herold Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 287° W
Odessa Radio Facility (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 026° NE
Webb Park (Local Park) — 8.6 mi, 294° NW
Maple Leaf Lake Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 070° E
Monkey Mountain Park And Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 292° W
Hazel Hill Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.5 mi, 123° SE
Battle of Lone Jack (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 243° SW
Iron Tumbleweed Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.5 mi, 290° W
William L Landahl Park Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 302° NW
In Loving Memory of Janea Kelly, RN (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 290° W
Railroad/Rotary Park Entrance Sign (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 288° W
Mary Miller Smiser Heritage Library (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 136° SE
Highlander Theatre (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 136° SE
McClure Archives and University Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 136° SE
Glades Observation Station (Viewpoint) — 18.7 mi, 292° W
Missouri Town Living History Museum Visitor Center (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 276° W
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.9 mi, 326° NW · 32k acres
Knob Noster State Park (State Park) — 22.6 mi, 127° SE
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 270° W
STG Studio (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 265° W
Harry S Truman National Historic Site Visitor Center (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 293° NW
National Frontier Trails Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 293° NW
The Peace Pavilion (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 293° NW
Live Art Aquatics (Arts Centre) — 27.4 mi, 291° W
Pottery Art (Gallery) — 27.4 mi, 291° W
Winner Road Gallery (Gallery) — 27.4 mi, 291° W
Engelwood Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.5 mi, 291° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.0 mi, 174° S · 3,906 acres

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