Crystal Lake Florida Map
Crystal Lake, Broward County
Crystal Lake, Florida — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Crystal Lake, Broward County.
Interactive Map of Crystal Lake, Florida
| City | Crystal Lake |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Broward |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 26.285636 |
| Longitude | -80.140045 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Crystal Lake, Florida
Crystal Lake is a locality in Broward County, Florida, United States. Crystal Lake is located at 26.2856°N, 80.1400°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33801.0.
Crystal Lake unfurls its quiet expanse under the broad, humid sky of South Florida, a place where the manicured edges of suburban development meet the wilder, water-infused heart of the Everglades watershed. It lies 3.4 miles north-east of Coconut Creek, FL (from Coconut Creek, FL: bearing 46°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Coral Springs. Here, the land itself seems to breathe, a low-lying terrain punctuated by the shimmering, reflective surfaces of countless lakes and canals, each a tiny mirror reflecting the boundless blue or the bruised purples of a coming storm. The air, thick with the scent of damp earth and blooming jasmine, carries the distant hum of traffic, a constant reminder of the nearby urban sprawl, yet within Crystal Lake's embrace, life moves at a pace dictated by the slow drift of clouds and the patient unfurling of palm fronds. The character of the place is one of gentle transition, a liminal space where the cultivated lawn gives way to the untamed scrub, and the insistent sun softens into a luminous haze at day's end. The history of this region is deeply entwined with the relentless pursuit of water, both for agriculture and for the steady expansion of human settlement. Before the canals and the concrete, the land was a tapestry of sawgrass prairies and cypress domes, a wilder realm shaped by the seasonal ebb and flow of fresh water. Today, while the agricultural roots remain evident in pockets of truck farms and citrus groves, the economy of Crystal Lake is largely sustained by the service industry and the constant influx of new residents seeking the particular brand of sunshine and accessibility it offers. This is a place of transient beauty, where the ephemeral bloom of a hibiscus can feel as significant as any historical marker, and the steady, almost imperceptible draining of the landscape continues to shape its present and its future.
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About This Crystal Lake Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Crystal Lake, Florida with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Crystal Lake and Broward County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Crystal Lake is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Crystal Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
