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Altoona Florida Map

Explore Altoona, 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 Altoona, Florida

How to Use This Altoona, Florida Map

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

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	Altoona
State	Florida (FL)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	28.965819
Longitude	-81.648686
Population	98
Density	84.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	32702
Area Code	904
County Seat	Tavares
School District	Lake County School District

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About Altoona, Florida

Altoona is a locality in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 84.1 people per km². Altoona is located at 28.9658°N, 81.6487°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32702.

Altoona occupies a landscape of quiet, subtropical transitions where the earth is defined by palmetto scrub and the persistent, heavy warmth of the inland air. It lies 8.1 miles north-northeast of Eustis, FL (from Eustis, FL: bearing 16°T), and is situated 2.7 miles north-northeast of Umatilla. The terrain here lacks the dramatic upheaval of distant elevations, preferring instead a flat, unassuming horizon that stretches toward the distant, dense greenery of the Ocala National Forest. At the edge of the local grounds, Mctureous Memorial Park offers a modest clearing where the light filters through the canopy in thin, dusty shafts, illuminating the ground cover. Nearby, the waters of Lake Gibson hold a stillness that mirrors the afternoon sky, acting as a cool, reflective anchor for the surrounding woods. To the northwest, the land dips toward the distant, low-lying basin of Greens Bear Hole, while the occasional traveler might wander the shaded stretches of the Baptist Lake Trasil, where the scent of pine needles and damp earth lingers long after a rain.

Altoona maintains a steady, deliberate pace that reflects its long-standing connection to the soil and the cycles of the agricultural seasons. While the industry of the region has shifted over the decades, the presence of citrus groves remains an indelible mark upon the local economy and the character of the residents. The history of the place is not written in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of those who work the land and the simple structures that have endured the humid summers and the sudden, electric thunderstorms of the interior. Life in Altoona centers on these rhythms, far removed from the turbulence of the coast or the sprawl of major centers. Even the distant Tracy Canal, seven miles away, feels like a boundary marker for a life spent in the interior, where the culture is defined by a deep familiarity with the immediate woods and the slow, golden passage of the sun across the canopy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mctureous Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 205° SW
Ocala National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 316° NW · 385k acres
North Lake Community Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 173° S
Seminole State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 090° E
Pine Meadows Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 180° S
Lake Norris Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 115° SE
Eustis Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 197° S
Billies Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 021° N · 3,064 acres
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 197° S
Lake Eustis Museum of Art (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 194° S
Ocala National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 359° N · 68k acres
Alexander Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.3 mi, 049° NE · 7,888 acres
Mount Dora Art League Gallery (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 179° S
Mount Dora Lighthouse (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 179° S
Shaping Hearts (Arts Centre) — 12.5 mi, 176° S
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.7 mi, 044° NE · 39k acres
Paul P. Williams Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 224° SW
Wekiwa Springs State Park (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 142° SE
Florida Carriage Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 265° W
Hontoon Island State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 091° E
F M Arredondo Grant (Historic Ruins) — 16.4 mi, 000° N
Melon Patch Theatre (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 234° SW
Leesburg High School Stadium (Stadium) — 18.3 mi, 233° SW
Spanish Springs Town Square (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 265° W
Lake Weir (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 289° W
Flat Island Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.0 mi, 230° SW
Old Mill Playhouse Theatre (Cinema) — 20.1 mi, 259° W
Chuck Lennon Memorial (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 058° NE
The Villages (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 268° W
Apopka Wildlife Nature Drive (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 165° S

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