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Altha Florida Map

Explore Altha, 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 Altha, Florida

How to Use This Altha, Florida Map

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

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

Latitude	30.570472
Longitude	-85.127144
Population	496
Density	143.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	32421
Area Code	850
County Seat	Blountstown
School District	Calhoun County School District

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About Altha, Florida

Altha is a locality in Calhoun County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 496. The population density is 143.2 people per km². Altha is located at 30.5705°N, 85.1271°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Altha is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 32421.

Altha rises from the flat, humid expanse of the Florida Panhandle, where the land is defined by dense stands of pine and the persistent, quiet presence of Hollis Branch winding through the undergrowth. It lies 38.3 miles northeast of Lynn Haven, FL (from Lynn Haven, FL: bearing 54°T), and is situated 15.3 miles south-southeast of Marianna. The terrain remains largely level, a vast stretch of subtropical woodland where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and palmetto scrub. In the late afternoon, the light shifts to a bruised gold, catching the pine needles and casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the rural roads. Twelve miles to the west, the subtle rise of Hickory Hill breaks the horizon, a reminder of the shifting topography that eventually gives way to the deeper, more rugged wilds found further inland.

Altha carries the weight of a history rooted in the soil, where the local economy has long been tethered to the cycles of timber harvest and small-scale agriculture. The rhythm of life here moves at the pace of a slow-turning season, far removed from the frantic energy of the coast, defined instead by the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the work of the fields. Residents might spend a weekend afternoon near the quiet waters of Open Pond or finding reprieve in the shade provided by Sam B Atkins Park. The character of Altha is found in these intersections—the way the local schools anchor the daily commute and the persistent, humid stillness that settles over the landscape once the sun dips below the tree line.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sam B Atkins Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 158° S
Apalachicola Bluffs & Ravines Preserve Macrosite (Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 111° E
Torreya State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 086° E
Weeping Seep (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 092° E
Osochi (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 067° NE
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 12.0 mi, 218° SW · 576k acres
Yamassee (Historic Ruins) — 12.5 mi, 058° NE
Jackson County Blue Springs and Merritts Mill Pond (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 343° N
South Marianna Trail and Canoe Launch (State Recreation Area) — 13.5 mi, 337° NW
Florida Caverns State Park (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 343° N
Sugar Mill (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 341° N
CCC Worker (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 340° N
Caverns Visitors Center (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 341° N
Lake Seminole Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 044° NE
Caboose (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 061° NE
CSS Chattahoochee (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 061° NE
Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 24.4 mi, 178° S
Cannon (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 062° NE
Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 273° W
Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area (Marine Protected Area) — 30.1 mi, 183° S
Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.4 mi, 156° SE · 8,075 acres
Bradwell Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.3 mi, 131° SE · 24k acres
PC Cinemas (Cinema) — 40.8 mi, 230° SW
Donna Burgess Gallery (Gallery) — 42.2 mi, 229° SW
Native Spirit Museum and Gallery (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 231° SW
Future Buc-ee's (Attraction) — 45.8 mi, 097° E
Turner Auditorium (Theatre) — 47.7 mi, 100° E
Swamp Gravy - Georgia's Official Folk-Life Theater (Theatre) — 47.7 mi, 029° NE
Calynne & Lou Hill Gallery (Gallery) — 48.8 mi, 100° E
Mission Theater (Cinema) — 48.8 mi, 100° E

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