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Bascom Florida Map

Explore Bascom, 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 Bascom, Florida

How to Use This Bascom, Florida Map

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

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

Latitude	30.927965
Longitude	-85.11854
Population	87
Density	140.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	32423
Area Code	850
County Seat	Marianna
School District	Jackson County School District

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About Bascom, Florida

Bascom is a locality in Jackson County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 140.0 people per km². Bascom is located at 30.9280°N, 85.1185°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bascom is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 32423.

Bascom stretches across a quiet expanse of inland earth where the horizon remains flat and unburdened by the drama of high peaks. It lies 26.0 miles southeast of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 142°T), and is situated 12.4 miles north-northeast of Marianna. The air here holds a heavy, subtropical moisture that clings to the skin, cooling only when the sun dips low enough to cast long, violet shadows across the fields. Beyond the immediate clearing, the landscape is defined by the dense, tangled thickets of palmetto scrub and the persistent growth of hardy woodland. To the north, the terrain gives way to the low-lying expanse of The Flatwoods, while the gentle, rhythmic pulse of the earth finds its outlet in the slow movement of Irwin Mill Creek, which winds through the greenery six miles away. Even at the height of summer, the light possesses a peculiar, syrupy quality, turning the dust of the unpaved roads into a fine, pale gold as evening approaches.

Bascom grew from the steady, patient labor of those who cleared this land for the sustenance of agriculture and the quiet pursuit of commerce. The economy remains tethered to the soil, reflecting a legacy of cultivation that persists in the rows of crops that define the perimeter of the settlement. Those seeking the stillness of nature often find their way toward the Seminole Recreation Area, a place that preserves the wilder character of the region seven miles from the center. While the waters of Flag Pond provide a localized sanctuary for the quiet observer, life in Bascom moves with a deliberate, measured pace that ignores the frantic speed of the outside world. It is a place where the history of the soil is written in the seasonal cycles of the harvest, and where the community remains anchored to the rhythms of a landscape that has changed little in its fundamental, earthy character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Seminole Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 064° NE
Lake Seminole (Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 064° NE
Lake Seminole Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 085° E
Oktahatko (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 272° W
Jackson County Blue Springs and Merritts Mill Pond (State Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 189° S
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 047° NE
Florida Caverns State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 215° SW
Tocktoethla (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 115° SE
Caverns Visitors Center (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 219° SW
CCC Worker (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 218° SW
Sugar Mill (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 217° SW
Chipola River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 211° SW
Citizens Lodge (Local Park) — 10.7 mi, 211° SW
Bell Cobra (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 071° E
Seminole State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 121° SE
Saint Paul High School (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 273° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 273° W
Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.4 mi, 109° E
Omussee Creek Mound (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 001° N
Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 001° N
Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 322° NW
Weeping Seep (Viewpoint) — 27.0 mi, 158° S
Swamp Gravy - Georgia's Official Folk-Life Theater (Theatre) — 28.4 mi, 053° NE
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 31.9 mi, 214° SW · 576k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 066° NE · 1,786 acres
Kolomoki Mounds (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 015° N
Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 51.1 mi, 302° NW
Calynne & Lou Hill Gallery (Gallery) — 57.8 mi, 125° SE
Mission Theater (Cinema) — 57.9 mi, 125° SE
Student Life Cinema (Cinema) — 59.2 mi, 124° SE

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