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Bradley Junction Florida Map

Explore Bradley Junction, 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 Bradley Junction, Florida

How to Use This Bradley Junction, Florida Map

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

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.

CityBradley Junction
StateFlorida (FL)
CountyPolk County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude27.795307
Longitude-81.980363
Population542
Density99.3 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code33860
Area Code561
County SeatBartow
School DistrictPolk County School District

About Bradley Junction, Florida

Bradley Junction is a locality in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 542. The population density is 99.3 people per km². Bradley Junction is located at 27.7953°N, 81.9804°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33860.

Bradley Junction emerges from the flat, subtropical expanse as a quiet intersection of earth and industry, defined by the persistent hum of the inland plains. It lies 7.9 miles south of Fuller Heights, FL (from Fuller Heights, FL: bearing 172°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-southeast of Willow Oak. The landscape here is characterized by low-lying palmetto scrub and dense thickets of cypress that lean into the humid air, their shadows stretching long across the sandy soil as the afternoon sun begins to wane. Only a mile away, the South Prong Alafia River cuts a sluggish, dark path through the undergrowth, its waters reflecting the heavy, moisture-laden sky that frequently gathers into sudden, brilliant displays of lightning. To the west, the distant rise of Sand Mountain breaks the horizon, a subtle reminder of the geological shifts that shaped this region long before the modern grid was imposed upon the brush.

History in Bradley Junction remains tethered to the rhythmic extraction of the earth, as the local economy has long been anchored by the phosphate mining operations that defined the settlement's early growth. While the machinery of industry has evolved, the pace of life remains deliberate, influenced by the slow migration of workers and the quiet maintenance of the land. Residents find a rare, unadorned peace in the proximity of Pinedale Park Vacant Lot, a modest stretch of greenery that serves as a testament to the town’s preference for quiet utility over artifice. Even Lake Ruth, sitting ten miles distant, feels like a distant companion to the daily routine, contributing to the heavy, damp stillness that settles over the porches of Bradley Junction when the heat of the day finally relents.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pinedale Park Vacant Lot (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 008° N
  • Alafia River State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 268° W
  • Mulberry Phosphate Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 004° N
  • Mulberry Cultural Center (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 004° N
  • Alafia River Corridor (Local Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 283° W
  • Carter Road Park & Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 006° N
  • Black Tiger Airsoft (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 296° NW
  • Covered overlook of marsh (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 019° N
  • Oponys Town (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 094° E
  • Historical Society of Ft Meade (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 106° E
  • Alderman's Ford Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 296° NW
  • W. Henry Lewis House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 103° E
  • Edward Medard Park and Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 13.3 mi, 307° NW
  • Monument (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 139° SE
  • Welcome to Polk County Citrus Center (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 344° N
  • Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 007° N
  • Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 006° N
  • Plant City Photo Archives (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 330° NW
  • State Theater (Cinema) — 17.5 mi, 330° NW
  • Art Lounge and Gallery (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 330° NW
  • Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 051° NE · 3,792 acres
  • Tenoroc Fish Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.3 mi, 016° N
  • Tenoroc Public Use Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.9 mi, 016° N
  • Historic Ritz Theatre (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 044° NE
  • Butterfly Gate (Public Artwork) — 22.0 mi, 032° NE
  • Sinkhole Memorial (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 304° NW
  • Little Manatee River State Park (State Park) — 23.4 mi, 252° W
  • Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 24.3 mi, 249° W
  • Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.5 mi, 101° E · 11k acres
  • Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 34.3 mi, 269° W

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About This Bradley Junction Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bradley Junction, Florida. Coordinates: 27.795307, -81.980363. 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 Bradley Junction includes the ZIP code (33860), telephone area code (561), county seat of Polk County (Bartow), and school district assignment (Polk 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.