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Matlacha Florida Map

Explore Matlacha, 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 Matlacha, Florida

How to Use This Matlacha, Florida Map

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

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

Latitude	26.629796
Longitude	-82.070924
Population	598
Density	1160.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	33993
Area Code	561
County Seat	Fort Myers
School District	Lee County School District

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About Matlacha, Florida

Matlacha is a locality in Lee County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 598. The population density is 1160.2 people per km². Matlacha is located at 26.6298°N, 82.0709°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33993.

Matlacha clings to a narrow, jagged ribbon of land where the subtropical humidity softens the sharp edges of the horizon and salt-laden breezes dictate the slow, deliberate pace of the day. It lies 8.8 miles west-northwest of Cape Coral, FL (from Cape Coral, FL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Saint James City. The landscape here is defined by the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico, which presses against the mangrove-fringed shore, while the ground itself feels as much like a suggestion as a solid foundation. At Matlacha Community Park & Boat Ramp, the water reflects a bruised, violet light at dusk, casting a fleeting, melancholic beauty over the channels that divide the land. To the north, the terrain remains low and unassuming, with Porpoise Point Island rising only inches above the high tide mark, a quiet sentinel amidst the shifting currents that have carved this coastal geography into its present, fragile shape.

History in Matlacha is written in the weathered wood of stilt houses and the persistent, salt-crusted remnants of a life tethered to the sea. The local economy has long drawn its vitality from the bounty of the nearby Pine Island Creek, where the tradition of small-scale fishing persists despite the encroachment of modern diversions. Farther inland, the landscape shifts toward the dense, tangled shadows of palmetto scrub, with Cypress Lake lying three miles away as a freshwater counterpoint to the salt-heavy air. While Howard Mound looms seven miles distant as the most significant elevation in a region defined by its flatness, the true character of the locality remains firmly anchored to the water’s edge, where the constant, rhythmic pulse of the tides reminds every traveler that the land here is merely a guest of the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Matlacha Community Park & Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 136° SE
Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 135° SE
Great Calusa Blueway (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 165° S
Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 0.3 mi, 287° W
Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 321° NW · 1,064 acres
Sirenia Vista Park & Boat Ramp (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 048° NE
Charlotte Harbor Buffer Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 079° E
Buttonwood Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 239° SW
Cape Coral Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 090° E
Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.2 mi, 256° W · 1,260 acres
Randell Mound (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 292° W
Brown's Mound (Historic Ruins) — 5.5 mi, 293° NW
Cape Coral Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 084° E
Yucca Pens Unit (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 024° NE
David McCreary's House (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 127° SE
The tower at Rotary Park (Viewpoint) — 8.0 mi, 136° SE
Amazing Bird (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 121° SE
Marquee Cinemas Coralwood 10 (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 099° E
Gulf Coast Model Train Room (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 149° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 099° E
Shell Point Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 148° SE
Legacy Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 148° SE
Connie Brown Hall (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 148° SE
Tribby Café;Overlook Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 148° SE
Captiva Cruises (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 224° SW
J. N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.1 mi, 199° S · 2,851 acres
Broadway Palm Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 102° E
Shell Factory Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 064° NE
Art League of Fort Myers (Arts Centre) — 12.3 mi, 085° E
Smugglers Cove - adventure golf (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 141° SE

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