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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	Lake 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	Tavares
School District	Alachua County School District

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About Hawthorne, Florida

Hawthorne is a locality in Lake 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 rises from a landscape defined by the steady, dark pulse of the Palatlakaha River as it meanders through the damp, subtropical lowlands. It lies 3.4 miles south of Leesburg, FL (from Leesburg, FL: bearing 173°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-southwest of Tavares. The air here holds a heavy, persistent moisture that clings to the skin, softened by the shade of cypress stands and the rhythmic sway of palmetto scrub. To the west, the land rises briefly toward the modest elevation of Tomato Hill, while the stillness of Lake Harris anchors the horizon, its surface often mirroring the intense, violet-streaked light that precedes the frequent evening storms. A short distance away, the quiet biodiversity of the Helena Run Preserve shelters the earth, allowing the wild, untamed character of the region to persist just beyond the reach of human industry.

Hawthorne maintains a quiet, deliberate pace, shaped by a history of agrarian labor and the slow, shifting tides of regional commerce that look toward the distant, salt-tinged air of Crystal Cove. While the local economy once leaned heavily into the harvests of the surrounding groves, the modern identity of the place is tied to the preservation of its natural corridors and the simple, enduring connections of its residents. Shadows of the past linger in the quietude of local lanes, where the proximity to the aquatic basin of Double Sink and the curious, isolated topography of Monkey Island remind those who live here that the geography remains fluid and untethered. Life in Hawthorne moves with the water, observing the seasons not by the calendar, but by the subtle changes in the depth of the river and the way the humidity settles over the fields at dusk.

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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