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Black Hammock Florida Map

Explore Black Hammock, 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 Black Hammock, Florida

How to Use This Black Hammock, Florida Map

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

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	Black Hammock
State	Florida (FL)
County	Duval County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	28.706005
Longitude	-81.177323
Population	1,195
Density	43.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	32226, 32765
Area Code	850, 904
County Seat	Jacksonville
School District	Seminole County School District

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About Black Hammock, Florida

Black Hammock is a locality in Duval County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,195. The population density is 43.8 people per km². Black Hammock is located at 28.7060°N, 81.1773°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 32226, 32765.

Black Hammock emerges from the dense, humid embrace of the low country as a sanctuary of palmetto scrub and tangled maritime forest. It lies 7.4 miles south of Amelia Island, FL (from Amelia Island, FL: bearing 190°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of Mayport. The land here exists as a deliberate negotiation between salt-heavy air and the dark, tea-colored waters of the Nassau River, which winds sluggishly just a mile to the west. Because Black Hammock resides within the protected boundaries of the Nassau River - St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve, the landscape remains a raw, unmanicured expanse where the tide dictates the pulse of the earth. Two miles to the east, the brackish influence of Nassau Sound breathes across the marshes, carrying the sharp, metallic scent of brine that clings to the cypress knees and the waxy, deep-green leaves of the coastal flora.

History in Black Hammock is measured not in monuments, but in the quiet endurance of those who have harvested these tidal margins for generations. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the water and the stewardship of the preserve, favoring a slow, deliberate pace that resists the encroachment of modern development. A mile away, the silhouette of Black Hammock Island stands as a sentinel against the shifting currents, a reminder of the isolation that has defined the character of these residents since the earliest days of settlement. While the distant peak of Mount Cornelia waits seven miles to the west, the horizon here is defined by the flat, shimmering line where the sky meets the sawgrass, a boundary that reinforces the singular, quiet dignity of a place defined by its dedication to the wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Jesup Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 342° N
Black Hammock Wilderness Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 046° NE
Observation Platform (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 344° N
South Lake Jesup Property (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 271° W
Shane Kelly Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 174° S
Little Big Econ State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 145° SE
Sullivan Tract (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 268° W
Cross Seminole Trail (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 211° SW
Black Hammock Trail Head (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 246° SW
Regal Cinemas Oviedo Mall 22 (Cinema) — 4.6 mi, 229° SW
Fort Lane (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 068° E
Ocala National Forest (National Forest) — 5.7 mi, 121° SE · 385k acres
Spring Hammock Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 280° W
Knights Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 190° S
University of Central Florida Pond Pine (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 185° S
Veterans' Commemorative Site (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 191° S
Pegasus Statue (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 192° S
"reach For the Stars" - Charles Millican Statue (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 192° S
National Vietnam War Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 178° S
Seminole State College Planetarium (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 290° W
Studio @ Theater West End (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 323° NW
The Orlando Glassblowing Center (Arts Centre) — 9.2 mi, 270° W
Jamali Fine Art (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 224° SW
ZOOm Air Orlando (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 315° NW
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.7 mi, 315° NW
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 233° SW
AMC Altamonte Mall 18 (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 258° W
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 235° SW
Winter Park Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 234° SW
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.7 mi, 073° E · 131k acres

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