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Canal Point Florida Map

Explore Canal Point, 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 Canal Point, Florida

How to Use This Canal Point, Florida Map

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

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	Canal Point
State	Florida (FL)
County	Palm Beach County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	26.862568
Longitude	-80.622169
Population	344
Density	95.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	33438
Area Code	954, 754
County Seat	West Palm Beach
School District	Palm Beach County School District

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About Canal Point, Florida

Canal Point is a locality in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 344. The population density is 95.4 people per km². Canal Point is located at 26.8626°N, 80.6222°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33438.

Canal Point occupies a singular position where the horizon dissolves into the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Okeechobee. It lies 12.3 miles north of Belle Glade, FL (from Belle Glade, FL: bearing 10°T), and is situated 3.3 miles northeast of Pahokee. The landscape here is defined by a low, horizontal intensity, where the sky claims more than its share of the view, pressing down upon the flat, dark earth with a weight that feels both ancient and expectant. The West Palm Beach Canal cuts a precise, utilitarian line through the terrain, its banks reinforced against the encroaching wildness of palmetto scrub and sawgrass. In the quiet hours before dusk, the air thickens with a subtropical humidity that softens the edges of the distant Big Mound, turning the world into a study of muted greens and deep, bruised purples.

Canal Point remains a place where the rhythm of existence is dictated by the cultivation of the soil and the complex management of water. The local economy is tied to the cycles of the fields, where the dark, organic muck of the basin yields its harvest under a sun that commands the day. As part of the expansive Lake Okeechobee recreational corridor, the area draws those who find purpose in the stillness of the water or the mechanical hum of the nearby agricultural works. There is a spare, functional grace to the buildings that dot the landscape, structures built to endure the heat and the sudden, violent illumination of the frequent lightning storms, standing as quiet witnesses to a history carved from the reclamation of the swamp.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Triangle Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 236° SW
Canal Point Park & Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 311° NW
Lake Okeechobee (Recreation Area) — 0.6 mi, 311° NW
Pahokee Marina and Campground (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 226° SW
Pahokee Housing Authority Park (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 203° SW
Duncan Padgett Park (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 221° SW
J. W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 090° E
John C. and Mariana Jones/Hungryland Wildlife and Environmental Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.5 mi, 058° NE
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.5 mi, 129° SE · 149k acres
Clewiston Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 249° W
Safari Fun Slide (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 119° SE
Safari Waterslide (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 119° SE
Ferris wheel (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 119° SE
Lion Country Safari (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 119° SE
Okeechobee Battlefied Memorial (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 337° NW
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 26.4 mi, 091° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.7 mi, 114° SE
Jonathan Dickinson State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 27.9 mi, 079° E
Battles of the Loxahatchee (Registered Battlefield) — 28.0 mi, 080° E
Dentist Office (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 115° SE
B & D's Barber Shop (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 115° SE
Wood Shop (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 115° SE
Shoe Repair Display (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 115° SE
Kitching Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.2 mi, 072° E
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 045° NE
Strazzulla Tract (Nature Reserve) — 30.2 mi, 130° SE
Metal Sculptures (Public Artwork) — 31.9 mi, 222° SW
Town of Jupiter Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 081° E
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 067° NE · 2,103 acres
Everglades National Park (National Park) — 76.2 mi, 182° S · 3.0M acres

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