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Lafayette Wisconsin Map

Explore Lafayette, Wisconsin, 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 Lafayette, Wisconsin

How to Use This Lafayette, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lafayette, Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin 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 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	Lafayette
State	Wisconsin (WI)
County	Lafayette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	42.62932
Longitude	-90.074677
Population	16,836
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	53530, 53541
Area Code	715
County Seat	Darlington

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About Lafayette, Wisconsin

Lafayette is a locality in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of 16,836. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Lafayette is located at 42.6293°N, 90.0747°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 53530, 53541.

Lafayette emerges from the quiet, unglaciated landscape of the driftless region as a place defined by the slow rhythm of the earth. It lies 21.6 miles south of Iowa, WI (from Iowa, WI: bearing 180°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-southeast of Darlington. The topography surrounding Lafayette consists of deep, verdant valleys and high ridges that catch the long, golden light of late afternoon. Thunder Branch winds through the lowlands, providing a constant, subtle pulse to the terrain that feels ancient and undisturbed. Ten miles to the north, White Hill rises as a singular, steady presence on the horizon, anchoring the wide expanse of farmland that stretches toward the horizon. For those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, Apple Canyon Lake remains a quiet destination just thirteen miles away, offering a contrast to the terrestrial expanse of these fields.

Lafayette retains a character forged by the persistent labor of those who first cleared these woods and broke the heavy soil for agriculture. The regional economy remains tethered to the cycles of the dairy industry and the cultivation of crops that thrive in this mineral-rich, inland earth. Work here is marked by the changing seasons, with the smell of turned soil in the spring giving way to the dry, rustling harvest of late summer. Families who settled here generations ago maintain a quiet resilience, their lives organized around the modest demands of local commerce and the steady maintenance of the land. Even as modern industry shifts, the fundamental reliance on the productivity of the soil remains the primary fiber of daily life in Lafayette.

Cultural life in Lafayette is defined by a sense of community that values the unadorned and the authentic over the grand or the superficial. Visitors often find their way to Apple River Park, where the natural quiet of the woods offers a place to observe the changing foliage and the stillness of the afternoon. Friday evenings typically revolve around the local tradition of the fish fry, where neighbors gather to share conversation in dimly lit, wood-paneled dining rooms. While the area is modest in its ambitions, it carries a sense of pride in its heritage and the unassuming beauty of its geography. The pace of life here does not hurry for anyone, allowing the residents of Lafayette to live in a deliberate, measured harmony with the land they inhabit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Hamilton (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 085° E
Shullsburg factory tour (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 244° SW
Pecatonica State Trail (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 328° NW
Yellowstone Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 012° N
Gravity Hill (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 235° SW
Roberts Road Bridge (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 207° SW
Warren Fairground (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 153° SE
Wisconsin Lead Region (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 247° SW
Old Chicago Stageroad (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 233° SW
Yellowstone Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 031° NE
Stream Bank Protection Fee Program 37 (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 026° NE
Apple River Canyon State Park (State Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 176° S
Stream Bank Protection Fee Program (Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 010° N
Carr Road Tunnel (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 216° SW
Golf Course (Park) — 15.1 mi, 194° S
Lee I. Binkley Council Ring (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 189° S
Indian Dancing / Tap Out Arena (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 190° S
Browntown Oak Forest State Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 100° E
Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.3 mi, 141° SE
Thunder Bay Falls (Viewpoint) — 21.2 mi, 222° SW
Avalon Cinema (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 290° W
Apple River Fort - Interpretive Center (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 199° S
Outside the Lines (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 231° SW
Presidential Pets and China (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 230° SW
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.4 mi, 266° W · 274k acres
Monticello Area Historical Society (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 071° E
Effigy (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 224° SW
Rice Algific Slope (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 217° SW
Green Island Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 32.9 mi, 201° S · 3,776 acres
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.7 mi, 237° SW · 2,440 acres

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