Hawthorne Florida Map

About Hawthorne, Florida

Hawthorne is a locality in Lake County, Florida, United States. Hawthorne is located at 28.7614°N, 81.8709°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32640.

Hawthorne rests in a landscape that breathes with the quiet hum of Central Florida's pine-and-oak country. It lies 3.4 miles south of Leesburg, FL (from Leesburg, FL: bearing 173°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-south-west of Tavares. The terrain, a gentle rise and fall, is softened by the shade of mature trees, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze that carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked sap. Here, the sky stretches wide, a vast blue canvas often brushed with clouds that drift like slow thoughts, casting fleeting shadows over fields where the air itself seems to hold a golden, hazy quality, especially as the day begins its slow descent. The very character of Hawthorne is etched in the stoic endurance of its trees and the unhurried pace of its days, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a profound, unpretentious peace. The story of Hawthorne is one of enduring roots, deeply planted in the rich soil of its agricultural past. Once a hub for citrus groves that painted the landscape in vibrant hues of orange and green, the economy has since diversified, though the echoes of those fruitful years remain. The land, still the heart of Hawthorne, now supports a mosaic of farming, from cattle ranches to smaller-scale produce, each contributing to the town's quiet prosperity. The absence of grand monuments is itself a statement; Hawthorne’s charm lies not in ostentatious displays but in the understated dignity of its everyday existence, in the familiar faces at the local diner and the steady rhythm of life that flows as predictably as the shallow creeks that meander through the surrounding countryside.

About This Hawthorne Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hawthorne, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.76138, -81.870913. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hawthorne and Lake County.

Detailed location data for Hawthorne includes the ZIP code (34748), telephone area code (727, 904), county seat of Lake County (Tavares), and school district assignment (Alachua County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hawthorne is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.