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Margate Florida Map

Explore Margate, 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 Margate, Florida

How to Use This Margate, Florida Map

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

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

Latitude	26.244526
Longitude	-80.206436
Population	58,712
Density	2587.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	33063, 33093, 33068
Area Code	305, 786
County Seat	Fort Lauderdale
School District	Broward County School District

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About Margate, Florida

Margate is a locality in Broward County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 58,712. The population density is 2587.8 people per km². Margate is located at 26.2445°N, 80.2064°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Margate is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 33063, 33093, 33068.

Margate maintains a quiet, sprawling presence across the flat, sun-drenched plains of South Florida, where the air often hangs heavy with a subtropical humidity that turns the late afternoon light into a thick, syrupy gold. It lies 1.8 miles west-southwest of Coconut Creek, FL (from Coconut Creek, FL: bearing 254°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northwest of Fort Lauderdale. The horizon remains stubbornly level, defined by the low-slung architecture of residential neighborhoods that give way to pockets of palmetto scrub and the persistent, encroaching green of wild vegetation. Though the land feels anchored in the interior, the influence of the coast is never far; the moisture in the breeze carries the faint, salt-tinged promise of the Atlantic, located just seven miles away. The Cypress Creek Canal carves a narrow, steady path through the terrain, its banks providing a sliver of refuge for the local fauna as it moves inexorably toward the distant, unseen tides of the Hillsboro Inlet.

Developers transformed what was once a quiet expanse of farmland into the structured, planned landscape that defines Margate today. The transformation began in the mid-twentieth century, as the post-war migration patterns pushed southward, turning patches of sawgrass and citrus groves into a network of streets and suburban cul-de-sacs. Early planners worked to impose order upon the swampy, porous earth, dredging canals and clearing brush to make room for the modest, functional housing that would house a growing population of snowbirds and young families. This history of rapid, deliberate expansion remains visible in the grid-like organization of the streets, a testament to an era that prioritized accessibility and the dream of a suburban life carved out of the raw, humid wilderness.

Margate supports a service-oriented economy, acting as a residential anchor for the broader regional workforce that commutes toward the larger urban centers of the coast. Infrastructure focuses heavily on the maintenance of these arterial connections, ensuring that the flow of traffic remains constant despite the intense, sudden thunderstorms that frequently drench the pavement. While the local landscape lacks massive industrial zones, the area benefits from the proximity of educational institutions in neighboring districts, which provide a steady stream of training and development for the local labor force. The daily rhythm of Margate is dictated by the hum of small businesses, retail corridors, and the essential upkeep of the municipal utilities that keep the suburban machine running in spite of the relentless, encroaching humidity.

David Park - Margate serves as the primary outdoor sanctuary for the population, offering a patch of manicured green where the residents gather beneath the shade of native trees to escape the intensity of the midday sun. While the town does not house major professional sports stadiums or sprawling universities, it draws its cultural identity from the diverse, shifting demographic of its inhabitants who bring a blend of Caribbean and northern traditions to the neighborhood festivals held throughout the year. The proximity to Cypress Lake provides a quiet, reflective spot for those seeking a break from the asphalt, and the occasional sighting of local wildlife serves as a reminder that the wild Everglades sawgrass is never truly defeated. Life here is defined by these small, persistent connections to the land, where the familiarity of a neighborhood park or the stillness of a canal bank offers a grounding stability in a region that is always changing.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Vinson Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 241° SW
Margate Sports Complex & Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 053° NE
Lakewood On The Green (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 148° SE
Fern Forest Nature Center (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 143° SE
Windmill Park Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 095° E
Herman and Dorothy Shooster Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 185° S
ColorPlay (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 250° W
Wynmoor Theater (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 088° E
Coral Springs Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 296° NW
Coral Square 8 (Cinema) — 2.4 mi, 267° W
Butterfly World (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 052° NE
Ismaili Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 3.9 mi, 301° NW
Xtreme Action Park (Theme Park) — 4.9 mi, 138° SE
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 270° W
Athletic Hall of Fame (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 119° SE
Creation Science Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 048° NE
Max’s Barber (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 062° NE
Silver Thatch Mounted Beach Patrol (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 092° E
South Florida Railway Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 046° NE
Claudia Castillo Art Studio (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 145° SE
Hillsboro Inlet Light (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 083° E
Nathan D Rosen Museum Gallery (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 004° N
City of Plantation Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 190° S
Sunrise Paddleboards (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 137° SE
Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 195° S
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 341° N · 149k acres
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park (State Park) — 8.9 mi, 136° SE
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 151° SE
Everglades National Park (National Park) — 44.3 mi, 221° SW · 3.0M acres

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