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Captiva Florida Map

Explore Captiva, 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 Captiva, Florida

How to Use This Captiva, Florida Map

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

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	Captiva
State	Florida (FL)
County	Lee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	26.497641
Longitude	-82.187205
Population	318
Density	104.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	33924
Area Code	561
County Seat	Fort Myers
School District	Lee County School District

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About Captiva, Florida

Captiva is a locality in Lee County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 318. The population density is 104.0 people per km². Captiva is located at 26.4976°N, 82.1872°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33924.

Captiva catches the salt-heavy air of the Gulf of Mexico, where the horizon dissolves into a shimmering, bruised indigo at the close of day. It lies 13.9 miles west of Iona, FL (from Iona, FL: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-northwest of Saint James City. The landscape is defined by the shifting boundaries of the Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve, where dense mangroves anchor the shoreline against the persistent tug of the tides. Beyond the immediate reach of the surf, the land is composed of low, sandy ridges and tangled palmetto scrub, a delicate barrier that seems to breathe in unison with the sea. Captiva Island sits just a short distance away, its presence felt in the way the currents wrap around the sandbars and dictate the slow, rhythmic accumulation of shells along the shore. The light here has a peculiar, heavy clarity, turning the water into a mirror for the towering, thunderous clouds that frequently gather in the humid afternoons.

History lingers in the quiet corners of Captiva, where the remnants of early seafaring settlements have long since been reclaimed by the encroaching vegetation and the relentless sun. The local economy persists in a delicate tension with the environment, leaning heavily on the tides and the seasonal migration of visitors who seek refuge in the quietude of the coast. While the modern pulse of the region is driven by these transient cycles, the deeper character of the land is found in the stillness of the more remote inlets, far removed from the reach of the Monroe Canal or the distant, inland presence of Sanibel Bayou. Even the distant bulk of Faulkner Mound serves as a silent, terrestrial anchor for a place that is otherwise defined by its fluid, ever-changing relationship with the water. Life here follows the sun, moving with a deliberate, unforced momentum that respects the fragile equilibrium of the island’s edge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 060° NE
Great Calusa Blueway (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 067° NE
J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.3 mi, 086° E · 11k acres
J.N. 'Ding Darling' National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 0.3 mi, 086° E
Blind Pass Beach Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 162° S
Turner Beach (Tdc) (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 167° S
Captiva Cruises (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 356° N
J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.4 mi, 112° E · 2,851 acres
Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.5 mi, 081° E · 1,260 acres
Sunset Pointe (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 346° N
Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 063° NE
Galt Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 076° E
Bailey Tract (Nature Reserve) — 7.9 mi, 127° SE
Randell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 011° N
Brown's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 011° N
Gulf Coast Model Train Room (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 083° E
Connie Brown Hall (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 088° E
Shell Point Gallery (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 088° E
Legacy Gallery (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 088° E
Tribby Café;Overlook Gallery (Gallery) — 12.6 mi, 088° E
Horse & Foal Statues (Public Artwork) — 13.3 mi, 088° E
David McCreary's House (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 072° E
Lynn Hall Memorial (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 102° E
Jungle Golf - adventure golf (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 093° E
Gasparilla Island State Park (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 343° N
Boca Grande Lighthouse (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 343° N
Cape Coral Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 055° NE
Marquee Cinemas Coralwood 10 (Cinema) — 17.3 mi, 063° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 065° NE
Everglades National Park (National Park) — 61.8 mi, 138° SE · 3.0M acres

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