Hillcrest Heights Florida Map
Explore Hillcrest Heights, 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 Hillcrest Heights, Florida
How to Use This Hillcrest Heights, Florida Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hillcrest Heights, 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 Hillcrest Heights.
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 | Hillcrest Heights |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Polk County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 27.821138 |
| Longitude | -81.530631 |
| Population | 243 |
| Density | 586.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 33827 |
| Area Code | 561 |
| County Seat | Bartow |
| School District | Polk County School District |
About Hillcrest Heights, Florida
Hillcrest Heights is a locality in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 586.4 people per km². Hillcrest Heights is located at 27.8211°N, 81.5306°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hillcrest Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 33827.Hillcrest Heights occupies a quiet, inland expanse characterized by sandy, porous soil and the persistent, heavy warmth of a subtropical climate. It lies 6.5 miles south-southeast of Lake Wales, FL (from Lake Wales, FL: bearing 149°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north of Frostproof. Sunlight here descends in thick, golden shafts through the palmetto scrub, illuminating a landscape that rises and falls with subtle, ancient undulations. Two miles to the east, the stillness of Lake Leonore reflects the high, brilliant sky, while the persistent flow of Tiger Creek carves a path through the brush three miles away. To the west, the distant silhouette of Iron Mountain marks the horizon, a grounding presence beyond the verdant, dense growth of the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest. The air remains humid and charged with the scent of damp earth, occasionally punctuated by the sudden, sharp electricity of summer storms that define the region’s atmosphere.
Agriculture and the quiet rhythms of suburban life form the bedrock of existence in Hillcrest Heights. The local economy draws its vitality from the legacy of citrus groves that stretch across the surrounding plains, a testament to the persistent labor required to cultivate this demanding, sandy terrain. Residents often find respite in the green, shaded expanses of Babson Park, a local focal point that offers a modest reprieve from the relentless growth of the surrounding woodland. The pace of daily life moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, shaped by the cycles of the sun and the seasonal demands of the land. Here, the history of the region is whispered in the rustle of sawgrass and the quiet persistence of those who have made their lives amidst the inland thickets and ridges.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Crooked Lake Sandhill (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 245° SW
- Tiger Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 149° SE
- Crooked Lake Prairie (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 237° SW
- Welling Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 316° NW
- Lake Wales Ridge State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 128° SE
- Iwanis Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 335° NW
- Crooked Lake Wildlife and Environmental Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 219° SW
- Lake Wales Trailways (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 332° NW
- Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.5 mi, 167° S · 11k acres
- Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 331° NW
- Statue (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 016° N
- Lake Kissimmee State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 053° NE
- Cow Camp (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 053° NE
- The LEGO MOVIE World (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 320° NW
- Duplo Train (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 320° NW
- Duplo Farm (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 320° NW
- Art on Fire Studio (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 321° NW
- Avon Park Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 174° S
- City of Avon Park Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 174° S
- The Florida Pool (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 320° NW
- Former Skate Park (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 174° S
- Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 308° NW · 3,792 acres
- Oponys Town (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 261° W
- Historical Society of Ft Meade (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 254° W
- Historic Ritz Theatre (Theatre) — 18.5 mi, 319° NW
- Four Purls Yarn Shop (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 319° NW
- B&B Theatres Sebring Fairmount Square Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 174° S
- Monument (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 230° SW
- Circle Theatre (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 166° S
- Sebring - Ridge Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 166° S
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About This Hillcrest Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillcrest Heights, Florida. Coordinates: 27.821138, -81.530631. 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 Hillcrest Heights includes the ZIP code (33827), telephone area code (561), county seat of Polk County (Bartow), and school district assignment (Polk County School District).
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. |
