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Ave Maria Florida Map

Explore Ave Maria, 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 Ave Maria, Florida

How to Use This Ave Maria, Florida Map

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

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	Ave Maria
State	Florida (FL)
County	Collier County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	26.322804
Longitude	-81.439425
Population	6,242
Density	231.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	34142
Area Code	305
County Seat	East Naples
School District	Collier County School District

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About Ave Maria, Florida

Ave Maria is a locality in Collier County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,242. The population density is 231.1 people per km². Ave Maria is located at 26.3228°N, 81.4394°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 34142.

Ave Maria emerges from the flat, sprawling palmetto scrub as a deliberate geometric assertion against the vast, subtropical horizon. It lies 5.8 miles south-southwest of Immokalee, FL (from Immokalee, FL: bearing 193°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-northeast of Orangetree. The low-slung landscape, defined by humid air and the distant, rhythmic hum of insects, stretches toward the horizon where the East Hinson Indian Mounds rise like faint, ancient memories against the sky. While the salt-laden air of the coast lingers twenty-four miles away, the immediate environment remains defined by the quiet stillness of cypress stands and the encroaching sawgrass of the surrounding prairie. At dusk, the light here turns a bruised, electric violet, catching the edges of the palm fronds and casting long, sharp shadows across the manicured lawns that contrast against the wild, unkempt tangles of the nearby wetlands. A short journey away, the stillness of Lake Trafford offers a reflective, glassy surface, a stark departure from the ordered, human-made grid of the streets.

Ave Maria maintains a distinct character, anchored by a massive, limestone-clad oratory that serves as the visual and spiritual axis for the residents. Established through a partnership between a developer and a university, the local economy relies heavily on the academic pulse of its higher education institution and the steady, quiet expansion of residential life. Daily existence unfolds with a calculated, deliberate pace, far removed from the frenetic energy of the larger, more populous coastal hubs. Residents might seek respite at the modest Dreamland Neighborhood Park or gaze toward the horizon where Smallwood Island sits in the distance, a solitary anchor in the landscape. Though the Imperial River flows nineteen miles away and the bustle of Lake Trafford Marina sits seven miles to the west, the life of Ave Maria remains focused inward, centered on the shared rhythm of its classrooms, its central plaza, and the sudden, dramatic thunderstorms that sweep across the plains, announcing themselves with the raw, crackling intensity of the region's infamous lightning.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Our Lady of Guadalupe (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 347° N
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.1 mi, 145° SE · 53k acres
Historical Site: Cemetary of Christ Episcopal Church (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 008° N
Immokalee Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 004° N
Big Cypress National Preserve Addition (National Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 129° SE · 142k acres
Pepper Ranch Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 341° N
Big Cypress National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 125° SE · 541k acres
Marsh Observation Tower (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 288° W
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 180° S
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.7 mi, 180° S
Picayune Strand State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 11.8 mi, 186° S
Bird Rookery Swamp Trail (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 267° W
Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 058° NE
Shy Wolf Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.9 mi, 240° SW
Pottery Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 20.7 mi, 248° W
Air Workshop (Arts Centre) — 21.3 mi, 256° W
Regal Naples (Cinema) — 21.8 mi, 251° W
Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 264° W
Silverspot Cinema (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 258° W
WW II Munitions Building (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 318° NW
WW II Gun Turrets (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 318° NW
Revs Institute, Inc. (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 242° SW
The Baker Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 252° W
Billie Swamp Safari (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 089° E
Giraffe (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 244° SW
Temple Turtle (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 244° SW
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 24.3 mi, 219° SW
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.0 mi, 197° S · 76k acres
Everglades National Park (National Park) — 29.7 mi, 180° S · 3.0M acres
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.8 mi, 180° S · 1.3M acres

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