Hawthorne Florida Map

About Hawthorne, Florida

Hawthorne is a locality in Alachua County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,478. The population density is 77.3 people per km². Hawthorne is located at 29.5937°N, 82.0945°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hawthorne is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 34748, 32640.

Hawthorne rests upon a landscape defined by the quiet interplay of open prairie and dense, subtropical vegetation. It lies 14.9 miles east-southeast of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 106°T), and is situated 28.1 miles north of Ocala. The ground here is flat, shifting from patches of palmetto scrub to the open, expansive vistas of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, which occupies the immediate landscape. A mile from the center, the dark, tannin-stained waters of Little Orange Creek wind through the undergrowth, while the nearby surface of Little Orange Lake holds the afternoon light in a stillness that feels heavy with moisture. The air is often thick, carrying the scent of damp earth and the sharp, clean smell of pine needles that characterize this inland terrain.

Hawthorne maintains a rhythm shaped by the legacy of early rail lines and the steady, seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields. The local economy has long leaned into the land, drawing from the agricultural traditions that define this interior region where the pace slows to match the movement of the sun across the wide, horizon-heavy fields. While the town remains distinct from the busier corridors of the region, it shares the quiet endurance of places that have seen the transition from old timber and citrus interests to a modern, more tempered existence. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, focused on the maintenance of homesteads and the preservation of the open spaces that separate Hawthorne from the faster currents of the outside world.

About This Hawthorne Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hawthorne, Florida. Coordinates: 29.593677, -82.094467. 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 Hawthorne includes the ZIP code (34748, 32640), telephone area code (727, 904), county seat of Alachua County (Gainesville), and school district assignment (Alachua 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.