El Portal Florida Map
Explore El Portal, 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 El Portal, Florida
How to Use This El Portal, Florida Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for El Portal, 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 El Portal.
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 | El Portal |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Miami-Dade County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 25.855316 |
| Longitude | -80.196161 |
| Population | 1,986 |
| Density | 1843.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 33604, 33138 |
| Area Code | 407, 321, 305, 786 |
| County Seat | Miami |
| School District | Dade County School District |
About El Portal, Florida
El Portal is a locality in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,986. The population density is 1843.3 people per km². El Portal is located at 25.8553°N, 80.1962°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. El Portal is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 33604, 33138.El Portal emerges from the dense, humid embrace of subtropical greenery, where the slow, deliberate current of the Little River carves a dark ribbon through the limestone bedrock. The air here holds a permanent, heavy moisture, smelling faintly of salt-crushed mangroves and the damp, decaying perfume of cypress needles that drift toward the nearby expanse of Biscayne Bay. Beneath the thick canopy of oaks and palms, the earth maintains a quiet, ancient stillness, particularly where the Sherwood Forest Indian Mound rises as a silent, earthen sentinel to lives lived here long before the modern grid was etched into the soil. As the afternoon light shifts, the humidity catches the golden rays, turning the humid haze into a shimmering, translucent veil that softens the edges of the neighborhood’s low-slung architecture and verdant, overgrown gardens.
El Portal preserves a distinct, quiet character, shaped by a history that values the canopy of trees over the relentless expansion of the surrounding metropolis. While the economy remains largely residential and service-oriented, the true wealth of the area lies in its deliberate preservation of native flora, a commitment that keeps the pace of life tethered to the slow cycles of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby coast. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Belle Meade Island, recognizing that their proximity to the water influences the local climate, bringing sudden, cooling afternoon storms that wash the streets clean. This is a place where the modern world is buffered by thickets of palmetto scrub, allowing the quiet rhythm of birdsong and the rustle of fronds to define the day, far removed from the clamor of the distant harbor or the bustling commerce of the region.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Art @ The Citadel (Gallery) — 0.3 mi, 140° SE
- 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 020° N
- Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.6 mi, 123° SE
- O Cinema Miami Shores @ MTC (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 012° N
- Victory Homes Recreation Area (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 211° SW
- Miami Shores Country Club (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 037° NE
- Green Space Miami (Gallery) — 1.2 mi, 143° SE
- Pelican Theatre (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 360° N
- Center of Contemporary Art (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 023° NE
- Opera Gallery (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 175° S
- Bus Stop (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 175° S
- Miami Design District (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 177° S
- Miami Symphony Orchestra (Arts Centre) — 2.9 mi, 179° S
- Lock & Load Miami Range (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 178° S
- Street Art (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 179° S
- PARADOX Museum Miami (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 179° S
- Fairway Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 086° E
- Oleta River State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 042° NE
- Our Heroes - (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 177° S
- Julia Deforest Tuttle (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 176° S
- Large Jewish Throne (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 171° S
- Carlyle Theater (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 089° E
- Byron Cinema (Cinema) — 4.5 mi, 089° E
- Florida Keys Areas to be Avoided (Marine Protected Area) — 9.4 mi, 141° SE
- Biscayne National Park (National Park) — 12.7 mi, 180° S · 346k acres
- Everglades National Park Expansion (National Park) — 19.9 mi, 251° W · 109k acres
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About This El Portal Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of El Portal, Florida. Coordinates: 25.855316, -80.196161. 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 El Portal includes the ZIP code (33604, 33138), telephone area code (407, 321, 305, 786), county seat of Miami-Dade County (Miami), and school district assignment (Dade 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
