Explore Astor, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Astor, 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 Astor.
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 | Astor |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Lake County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 29.16248 |
| Longitude | -81.525349 |
| Population | 1,759 |
| Density | 290.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 32102 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| County Seat | Tavares |
| School District | Lake County School District |
Astor commands the humid, low-slung banks where the Saint Johns River pushes its dark, tea-colored current toward the sea. It lies 16.3 miles northwest of DeLand, FL (from DeLand, FL: bearing 305°T), and is situated 18.2 miles north-northeast of Umatilla. The landscape defines itself by the slow, heavy breath of the subtropical climate, where the dense shade of cypress stands guard over the water and the earth remains soft, damp, and yielding under the weight of the summer air. Only two miles distant, the terrain rises slightly toward the modest elevation of Shell Mound, a solitary point that marks a shift from the river’s sodden marsh to the firmer, palmetto-scrubbed ground. Beyond the river’s edge, the proximity of Lake Dexter influences the local hydrology, feeding the intricate network of wetlands that define the perimeter of Lake George State Forest. As the sun begins to fail, the light catches the surface of the river in a way that turns the water into polished obsidian, reflecting a sky that is often bruised by the sudden, fierce heat of the afternoon.
Astor maintains a quiet commerce tethered to the river, a livelihood carved from the rhythmic cycles of the water and the seasonal migration of those seeking the stillness of the Florida interior. Historically, the river served as the primary artery for trade and transit, establishing a character that remains deeply connected to the aquatic world and the nearby presence of Morrison Island. While the economy has shifted from the labor of earlier decades to a more transient, leisure-based pace, the legacy of the river remains the anchor of the local identity. Residents and visitors alike find their days dictated by the tide of the Saint Johns River, a pace that feels disconnected from the frenetic energy of the modern world. Life here moves with the deliberate, unhurried flow of the water, a solitary existence that finds its dignity in the persistence of the landscape and the enduring, quiet wildness of the surrounding woods.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Astor, Florida. Coordinates: 29.16248, -81.525349. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Astor includes the ZIP code (32102), telephone area code (850), county seat of Lake County (Tavares), and school district assignment (Lake County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |