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Lake Monroe Florida Map

Explore Lake Monroe, 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 Lake Monroe, Florida

How to Use This Lake Monroe, Florida Map

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

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	Lake Monroe
State	Florida (FL)
County	Seminole County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	28.824714
Longitude	-81.32701
Population	3,600
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	32771, 32747
Area Code	904
County Seat	Sanford

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About Lake Monroe, Florida

Lake Monroe is a locality in Seminole County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,600. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Lake Monroe is located at 28.8247°N, 81.3270°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 32771, 32747.

Lake Monroe serves as a silent, expansive anchor for the surrounding wetlands where the heavy, humid air settles over the dark water like a physical weight. It lies 3.7 miles west-northwest of Sanford, FL (from Sanford, FL: bearing 297°T), and is situated 6.5 miles southwest of Deltona. The landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of the Saint Johns River, which feeds into the basin, creating a corridor of dense cypress and palmetto scrub that thrives under the relentless subtropical sun. Across the water, the silhouette of Alexander Island emerges from the mist, a quiet bastion of untamed growth that resists the encroachment of the nearby developments. Light at dusk here does not merely fade; it thickens, turning the surface of Lake Monroe into a sheet of hammered copper that holds the heat of the day long after the shadows have lengthened across the marsh.

Bookertown Park provides a necessary boundary for the local ecosystem, preserving a fragment of the wild character that once dominated this entire stretch of the peninsula. Economic life in the vicinity has long been shaped by the proximity to these waterways, shifting from the early days of river trade to a modern rhythm defined by the seasonal arrival of visitors seeking the warmth of the Florida basin. Five miles toward the coast, the influence of the sea becomes apparent in the brackish salinity that drifts inland toward The Prairie, reminding inhabitants of the fragile, low-lying topography they occupy. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the tides near Bethel Creek Cove, where the history of the land is written in the layered silt of the riverbanks and the enduring, quiet resilience of those who maintain their homes among the palms.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bookertown Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 282° W
Central Florida Zoo (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 059° NE
Lake Monroe Wayside Park & Boat Ramp (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 024° NE
ZOOm Air Orlando (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 087° E
Sjrwmd (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 325° NW
Black Bear Wilderness Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 326° NW
Alligator Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 016° N
F-15 Eagle (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 018° N
Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 304° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 100° E
Lochwood Academy for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 3.6 mi, 103° E
Studio @ Theater West End (Arts Centre) — 3.6 mi, 105° E
Markham Woods (State Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 231° SW
Wekiwa Springs State Park (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 231° SW
East Central Regional Rail Trail (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 056° NE
Rock Springs Run State Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 247° SW
Seminole State College Planetarium (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 165° S
Gateway Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 013° N
Blue Spring State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 357° N
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 355° N
Family Fun (Theme Park) — 8.5 mi, 011° N
Postal Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 012° N
Epic Theatres of West Volusia (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 029° NE
Ocala National Forest (National Forest) — 10.8 mi, 323° NW · 385k acres
Observation Platform (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 128° SE
AMC Altamonte Mall 18 (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 197° S
Melching Field at Conrad Park (Stadium) — 13.6 mi, 006° N
Duncan Gallery of Art (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 006° N
Apopka Schoolhouse Plaque (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 226° SW
Fort Lane (Historic Ruins) — 15.1 mi, 115° SE

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