Ferndale Florida Map

About Ferndale, Florida

Ferndale is a locality in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 548. The population density is 78.9 people per km². Ferndale is located at 28.6195°N, 81.6929°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 34715, 34729.

Ferndale occupies a quiet reach of land where the subtropical air hangs heavy and thick, clinging to the skin like a damp wool blanket. It lies 4.2 miles northeast of Minneola, FL (from Minneola, FL: bearing 38°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-northwest of Winter Garden. The landscape is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from the dense, tangled undergrowth of the Ferndale Preserve to the shimmering, expansive waters of Lake Apopka just a mile away. To the west, the elevated silhouette of Sugarloaf Mountain breaks the horizon, offering a rare verticality to an otherwise flat expanse of palmetto scrub and cypress stands. Light here possesses a peculiar, syrupy quality during the golden hour, casting long, bruised shadows across the earth that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the trees.

Ferndale remains a place where the remnants of agricultural ambition still pulse beneath the surface, echoing a time when the soil was primary and the citrus groves dictated the tempo of the calendar. Nearby, Smiths Island sits as a silent sentinel in the water, while the distant, winding path of the Apopka Beauclair Canal serves as a reminder of the region’s long-standing struggle to tame the hydration of the lowlands. The proximity to Gourd Neck, a mere three miles distant, keeps the influence of the coast present in the salt-tinged breeze that occasionally stirs the canopy. Life in Ferndale moves with a deliberate, unforced gravity, favoring the steady work of the land over the frantic pace of the modern world, maintaining a character shaped by the intersection of damp soil and the relentless, humid sky.

About This Ferndale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ferndale, Florida. Coordinates: 28.619509, -81.692855. 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 Ferndale includes the ZIP code (34715, 34729), telephone area code (727), county seat of Lake County (Tavares), and school district assignment (Lake County School District).

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.