Horseshoe Beach Florida Map
Explore Horseshoe Beach, Florida, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Horseshoe Beach, Florida
| City | Horseshoe Beach |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Dixie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 29.441345 |
| Longitude | -83.287355 |
| Population | 165 |
| Density | 135.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 32648 |
| Area Code | 904 |
| County Seat | Cross City |
| School District | Dixie County School District |
About Horseshoe Beach, Florida
Horseshoe Beach is a locality in Dixie County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 165. The population density is 135.8 people per km². Horseshoe Beach is located at 29.4413°N, 83.2874°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Horseshoe Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 32648.Horseshoe Beach anchors a low-slung, salt-misted horizon where the flat Florida peninsula surrenders to the Gulf of Mexico. It lies 56.1 miles west-southwest of Alachua, FL (from Alachua, FL: bearing 248°T), and is situated 23.0 miles west-southwest of Manatee Road. The landscape here is defined by a dense, monochromatic embrace of palmetto scrub and tangled mangroves that push right to the water’s edge, creating a jagged interface between terrestrial soil and tidal reach. A mile to the north, the winding, brackish flow of Tripod Creek drains into the surrounding marshes, while the nearby silhouette of Grassy Island rises slightly above the tide like a dark, verdant hummock. The air carries a perpetual, heavy moisture that softens the edges of the horizon, and at dusk, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, reflecting off the shallow, oyster-crusted mudflats that define the coastal character of Horseshoe Beach.
Economic life in Horseshoe Beach remains tethered to the harvest of the Gulf of Mexico, with a heritage built upon the steady, seasonal rhythms of commercial fishing and crabbing. The settlement functions as a quiet outpost within the sprawling expanse of the Big Bend Wildlife Management Area, a vast preserve that protects the integrity of these wetlands from suburban encroachment. Residents often look toward the interior, where the landscape occasionally dips into a lime sink or stretches toward the distant Alligator Lake, though the orientation of the people remains stubbornly directed toward the tides. There is an unvarnished honesty to the docks here, where the weathered infrastructure of the working harbor serves as a silent witness to the generations who have navigated these shallow, treacherous waters to sustain the local economy.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Big Bend Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 336° NW
- Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.6 mi, 186° S
- California Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 022° N
- The Jackson Trail historic marker (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 014° N
- Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.1 mi, 090° E · 154k acres
- Manatee Springs State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 132° SE
- Lower Steinhatchee Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 346° N
- Beech Creek (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 117° SE
- Nature Coast State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 030° NE
- Spring Dive Entrance (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 080° E
- Andrews Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.6 mi, 071° E
- Shell Mound Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 20.9 mi, 141° SE
- Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 21.2 mi, 138° SE
- Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.0 mi, 141° SE · 2,519 acres
- Suwanee Old Town (Historic Ruins) — 22.8 mi, 058° NE
- Fanning Springs State Park (State Park) — 22.9 mi, 065° NE
- Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 151° SE · 299 acres
- John Muir At Cedar Key (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 144° SE
- Chief Theater (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 084° E
- Cedar Key Pirate Invasion (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 144° SE
- Naked Ed (Attraction) — 46.2 mi, 054° NE
- Cedar Lakes Woods and Gardens (Attraction) — 48.7 mi, 093° E
- High Springs Community Theater (Theatre) — 49.4 mi, 057° NE
- Medal of Honor (Monument) — 53.5 mi, 077° E
- Santa Fe Teaching Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 53.7 mi, 072° E
- Three Sisters Springs Trolley (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 56.1 mi, 132° SE
- Coastal Art Gallery (Gallery) — 56.1 mi, 132° SE
- Franklin Anderson Art Gallery (Gallery) — 56.1 mi, 132° SE
- Butterfly Rainforest (Nature Reserve) — 56.8 mi, 076° E
- Alpha Gator Statue (Public Artwork) — 57.7 mi, 076° E
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About This Horseshoe Beach Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Horseshoe Beach, Florida. Coordinates: 29.441345, -83.287355. 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 Horseshoe Beach includes the ZIP code (32648), telephone area code (904), county seat of Dixie County (Cross City), and school district assignment (Dixie County School District).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
