Explore Grayton Beach, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Grayton Beach, 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 Grayton Beach.
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 | Grayton Beach |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Walton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 30.330756 |
| Longitude | -86.164942 |
| Population | 680 |
| Density | 55.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 32459 |
| Area Code | 850 |
| County Seat | DeFuniak Springs |
Grayton Beach holds the edge of the world where the fine, quartz-white sand meets the rhythmic, turquoise expanse of the Gulf of Mexico. It lies 20.2 miles east-southeast of Destin, FL (from Destin, FL: bearing 102°T), and is situated 5.9 miles southeast of Santa Rosa Beach. The land here exists in a state of constant, slow negotiation with the salt air, characterized by low dunes anchored by sea oats and the gnarled, salt-pruned limbs of coastal scrub. Only a mile away, the dark, tannin-stained waters of Alligator Lake offer a quiet contrast to the surf, reflecting the sky in a mirror of deep amber. To the north, the elevation rises slightly toward the modest rise of Blue Mountain, though the horizon remains dominated by the immense, shifting light of the coast. Grayton Beach State Park preserves these shifting borders, protecting the dune systems and the fragile coastal scrub that define the physical character of the terrain.
History in Grayton Beach remains written in the weathered wood of old cottages and the enduring, slow-moving pace of life that has persisted since the earliest settlers arrived to fish these waters. The local economy relies on the quiet influx of seasonal visitors who favor the lack of high-rise development, preferring the unpretentious character of narrow lanes shaded by ancient oaks. Commerce centers on small-scale hospitality and the harvest of the sea, while the nearby reach of McQuage Bayou serves as a reminder of the intricate, inland water systems that thread through the surrounding landscape. On clear evenings, the air carries a heavy, subtropical weight, and the distant silhouette of Sid Latimer Island marks the far reach of the horizon, grounding the experience of the place in its specific, isolated geography.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grayton Beach, Florida. Coordinates: 30.330756, -86.164942. 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 Grayton Beach includes the ZIP code (32459), telephone area code (850), county seat of Walton County (DeFuniak Springs), and school district assignment.
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. |