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Alford Florida Map

Explore Alford, Florida, 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 Alford, Florida

How to Use This Alford, Florida Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alford, Florida. 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 Florida 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 Alford.

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	Alford
State	Florida (FL)
County	Hills County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.69664
Longitude	-85.39572
Population	484
Density	177.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	33565, 32420
Area Code	407, 321, 850
School District	Jackson County School District

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About Alford, Florida

Alford is a locality in Hills County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 484. The population density is 177.1 people per km². Alford is located at 30.6966°N, 85.3957°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alford is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 33565, 32420.

Alford holds its ground amidst a sprawling, humid expanse of palmetto scrub and dense, pine-shadowed woodland. It lies 6.0 miles east of Thonotosassa, FL (from Thonotosassa, FL: bearing 81°T), and is situated 6.8 miles northwest of Plant City. The landscape here is defined by a subtle, terrestrial weight, where the earth drops into the quiet depressions of Clay Gully and the moisture gathers in the low-lying reaches of the Lower Hillsborough Flood Detention Area. Sunlight filters through the canopy with a heavy, golden thickness, illuminating the slow, deliberate pulse of the land as it stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Greer Hill. A mile from the center, the steady, unassuming flow of Hollomans Branch offers a cool, dark ribbon of water that traces the perimeter of the local geography, grounding the environment in a sense of permanent, unhurried stillness.

Alford persists as a quiet node of industry and history, where the rhythms of daily labor remain tethered to the fertile, subtropical soil. The local economy draws its character from the legacy of the surrounding groves and the steady, persistent cultivation of the land, reflecting a heritage built on the patience of those who work the dirt. While the residents look toward the stillness of Lake Thonotosassa for a respite from the heat, the true essence of the place is found in the way the afternoon haze settles over the fields, blurring the lines between the past and the present. It is a location of modest proportions and deep-rooted persistence, where the air itself seems to vibrate with the hum of insects and the slow, inevitable movement of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Falling Waters State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 284° W
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 187° S · 576k acres
South Marianna Trail and Canoe Launch (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 069° E
Florida Caverns State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 047° NE
Chipola River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 061° NE
Citizens Lodge (Local Park) — 12.2 mi, 058° NE
Judges Cave Wildlife and Environmental Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 061° NE
CCC Worker (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 052° NE
Indian Village (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 052° NE
Caverns Visitors Center (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 052° NE
Sugar Mill (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 053° NE
Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 242° SW
Saint Paul High School (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 001° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 001° N
Oktahatko (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 025° NE
Weeping Seep (Viewpoint) — 27.9 mi, 109° E
Caboose (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 089° E
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 36.4 mi, 001° N
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 37.2 mi, 153° SE
PC Cinemas (Cinema) — 38.2 mi, 203° SW
Donna Burgess Gallery (Gallery) — 39.8 mi, 203° SW
Native Spirit Museum and Gallery (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 207° SW
Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area (Marine Protected Area) — 41.5 mi, 161° S
E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center (Nature Reserve) — 42.0 mi, 249° W
Uniquely Clever LLC (Arts Centre) — 42.7 mi, 273° W
Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 022° N
Curate 30A (Gallery) — 46.9 mi, 232° SW
Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 49.2 mi, 143° SE · 8,075 acres
Bradwell Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.3 mi, 127° SE · 24k acres
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 73.3 mi, 254° W · 213k acres

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