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Lakesite Tennessee Map

Explore Lakesite, Tennessee, 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 Lakesite, Tennessee

How to Use This Lakesite, Tennessee Map

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

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	Lakesite
State	Tennessee (TN)
County	Hamilton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	35.202719
Longitude	-85.141238
Population	1,856
Density	411.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	37379, 37343
Area Code	615
County Seat	Chattanooga
School District	Hamilton County School District

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About Lakesite, Tennessee

Lakesite is a locality in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,856. The population density is 411.8 people per km². Lakesite is located at 35.2027°N, 85.1412°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lakesite is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 37379, 37343.

Lakesite emerges from the transition between the plateau and the valley, defined by the deliberate, heavy flow of the Tennessee River as it carves a path through the landscape. It lies 3.4 miles east-northeast of Middle Valley, TN (from Middle Valley, TN: bearing 75°T), and is situated 7.6 miles northeast of Hixson. This terrain is marked by the presence of Dallas Lake, which mirrors the expansive sky and anchors the local topography in a quiet, reflective stillness. The air here carries a heavy, humid weight, particularly as the sun drops low and shadows stretch toward the dark timber of the woods. Residents find a familiar refuge in City Park, a green expanse that serves as a communal lung for the neighborhood, providing a place where the land meets the water in an unpretentious, functional embrace.

Lakesite maintains a character shaped by its proximity to the water, a legacy that informs its development and the slow, steady pace of its daily commerce. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, hazy silhouette on the horizon, the immediate history of the region is rooted in the fertile, low-lying ground of Dallas Hollow, where the soil has long supported the quiet persistence of those who settled here. The economy remains tethered to the regional flow, drawing strength from the nearby river and the accessibility of the surrounding woodlands, including the dense, shaded reaches of Prentice Cooper State Forest. Life here moves with the deliberate tempo of a place that understands its own boundaries, punctuated by the occasional distant sound of Falling Water Falls, which serves as a reminder of the rugged, untamed geology that persists just beyond the managed edges of the local landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 075° E
Chester Frost Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 176° S
Harrison Bay (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 113° SE
Harrison Bay State Park (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 111° E
Middle Valley Park (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 239° SW
Pinky's Point (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 183° S
North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 295° NW
North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Designated State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 287° W
Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 319° NW
Wolftever Creek Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 5.8 mi, 143° SE
Site #4 - Incline Control House (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 335° NW
Site #2 - Ore Car Path (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 333° NW
Hamilton Memorial Gardens (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 232° SW
Denise Heinly Art Center (Gallery) — 8.8 mi, 217° SW
Southern Railway Historical Assoc (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 201° S
Louisville & Nashville Historical Society (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 201° S
Site of Salem Baptist Church (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 040° NE
Veteran's Park Fighterjet (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 157° SE
Little Debbie (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 158° S
Goliath Wall (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 153° SE
Flat Top Mountain Farm (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 336° NW
Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 219° SW
AVA Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 224° SW
Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 222° SW
Central of Georgia 349 (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 219° SW
River Gallery (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 222° SW
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 28.0 mi, 180° S · 752k acres
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 28.0 mi, 121° SE · 662k acres
Cohutta Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.4 mi, 117° SE · 37k acres
Big Frog Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.4 mi, 111° E · 8,502 acres

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