Enter your search query in the box below.

Homeland Florida Map

Explore Homeland, 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 Homeland, Florida

How to Use This Homeland, Florida Map

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

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

Latitude	27.817806
Longitude	-81.824527
Population	305
Density	277.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	33847
Area Code	561
County Seat	Bartow
School District	Polk County School District

🌦 Goto Homeland Weather Page: Homeland, Florida — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Homeland, Florida

Homeland is a locality in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 277.1 people per km². Homeland is located at 27.8178°N, 81.8245°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33847.

Homeland occupies a quiet stretch of subtropical earth where the horizon is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of palmetto scrub and the pervasive, heavy warmth of the inland air. It lies 5.5 miles south-southeast of Bartow, FL (from Bartow, FL: bearing 168°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-northwest of Fort Meade. The landscape here is characterized by a flat, open topography, interrupted only by the slow, deliberate movement of the Peace River as it carves a path through the alluvial soil just a mile away. To the west, the subtle rise of Sand Mountain breaks the monotony of the plains, a distant landmark that anchors the view against the vast, pale sky. Homeland Heritage Park serves as the immediate center of the local environment, preserving the texture of the land in a way that feels both ancient and immediate, where the afternoon light catches the waxy leaves of the brush, turning the green fields to a deep, burnished copper before the dusk settles in.

History in Homeland is written in the slow accumulation of agricultural life, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal demands of the citrus groves. Life here moves with a measured pace, far removed from the frantic energy of the coast, defined instead by the quiet labor of those who work the land and the simple endurance of the structures that have stood since the early days of settlement. While Lake Ruth lies five miles to the north, the water remains a distant, serene presence, mirroring the stillness that defines the days of the residents. Even the occasional summer lightning, which illuminates the flat expanse with a sudden, violet intensity, seems only to underscore the resilience of a place that finds its own meaning in the steady, recurring cycles of the harvest and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding woodland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Homeland Heritage Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 273° W
Oponys Town (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 147° SE
Mary Holland Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 351° N
Fort Meade Baseball/Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 147° SE
W. Henry Lewis House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 158° S
Historical Society of Ft Meade (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 165° S
Fort Meade Outdoor Recreation Area & Boat Ramp (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 150° SE
Bartow Trailhead at Fort Fraser (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 352° N
Covered overlook of marsh (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 322° NW
Mulberry Phosphate Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 300° NW
Mulberry Cultural Center (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 300° NW
Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.0 mi, 025° NE · 3,792 acres
Circle B Bar Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 351° N
Crooked Lake Wildlife and Environmental Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 110° E
Monument (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 176° S
The LEGO MOVIE World (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 035° NE
The Grand Carousel (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 034° NE
Duplo Train (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 035° NE
The Florida Pool (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 033° NE
Art on Fire Studio (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 034° NE
Historic Ritz Theatre (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 022° N
Four Purls Yarn Shop (Arts Centre) — 15.5 mi, 022° N
Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 010° N
Alafia River State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 264° W
Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 334° NW
Butterfly Gate (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 007° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 334° NW
Tenoroc Public Use Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.8 mi, 350° N
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.7 mi, 110° E · 11k acres
Highlands Hammock State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 145° SE

Latest News: Homeland

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News