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Hawthorne Florida Map

Explore Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne, Florida

How to Use This Hawthorne, Florida Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hawthorne, 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 Hawthorne.

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	Hawthorne
State	Florida (FL)
County	Alachua County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	29.593677
Longitude	-82.094467
Population	1,478
Density	77.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	34748, 32640
Area Code	727, 904
County Seat	Gainesville
School District	Alachua County School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 181° S
Little Orange Creek Nature Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 074° E
Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 217° SW
Newnans Lake Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 298° NW
Edgar Post Office (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 090° E
Theater X Adult (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 342° N
Horseshoe Lake (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 137° SE
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 120° SE
Orange Creek Restoration Area (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 171° S
Alachua Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 272° W
Micanopy Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 242° SW
Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 035° NE
Keystone Heights High School Stadium (Stadium) — 13.3 mi, 014° N
Ocala National Forest (National Forest) — 13.4 mi, 124° SE · 385k acres
Keystone Heights Moon Tree (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 016° N
Waldo Historical Railway Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 342° N
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 286° W
Spanish Cattle Ranching (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 286° W
East Florida Seminary (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 286° W
Sweetwater Print Cooperative (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 286° W
Vivid Music Hall (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 286° W
WARPHaus (Gallery) — 14.7 mi, 285° W
Nightjar (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 290° W
Gainesville Raceway (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 316° NW
Gatorade's Birthplace (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 284° W
Osceola National Forest (National Forest) — 16.3 mi, 007° N · 160k acres
Butterfly Rainforest (Nature Reserve) — 16.8 mi, 280° W
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park (State Park) — 17.7 mi, 028° NE
Little Lake George Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.0 mi, 111° E · 2,827 acres
Juniper Prairie Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.5 mi, 137° SE · 14k acres

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