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Merritt Island Florida Map

Explore Merritt Island, 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 Merritt Island, Florida

How to Use This Merritt Island, Florida Map

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

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	Merritt Island
State	Florida (FL)
County	Brevard County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	28.309239
Longitude	-80.675956
Population	34,518
Density	785.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	32780, 32952, 32953, 32954
Area Code	904, 321, 407
County Seat	Titusville
School District	Brevard County School District

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About Merritt Island, Florida

Merritt Island is a locality in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 34,518. The population density is 785.3 people per km². Merritt Island is located at 28.3092°N, 80.6760°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 32780, 32952, 32953.

Merritt Island occupies a thin, sprawling expanse of land defined by the salt-heavy air of the nearby open coastline. It lies 2.7 miles south-southwest of Kennedy Space Center, FL (from Kennedy Space Center, FL: bearing 211°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Titusville. The terrain remains largely characterized by the protected expanses of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, where the soil holds a damp, subtropical weight. To the west, the gentle flow of Oyster Prong marks a boundary between the land and the wider world, while the quiet surface of Moore Pond sits three miles inland. The distant silhouette of Broadaxe Ridge provides a muted, gray anchor to the western horizon on the clearest of days. Here, the landscape shifts between palmetto scrub and thickets of vegetation that seem to hold the humidity of the afternoon long after the sun has dipped low.

Merritt Island developed through a slow, deliberate rhythm, moving from early agricultural roots to a modern economy deeply tethered to the aerospace sector. Citrus groves once defined the local fiber, their fragrant blooms providing a sharp, sweet contrast to the briny scent rising from the nearby Oyster Prong. Today, the local industry maintains a singular focus on technical innovation and engineering, drawing a workforce that appreciates the quiet intersection of nature and high-reaching ambition. The economic pulse remains steady, rarely fluctuating with the erratic tides of tourism that affect the larger region. Residents often find themselves working in specialized fields that require a precise, quiet focus, much like the careful cultivation of land that preceded this era.

Merritt Island carries a character shaped by the vast, protected stretches of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which invites a slower pace of life for its inhabitants. The cultural identity reflects a quiet resilience, with local events often centering on the natural rhythms of the surrounding marshes and the changing seasons of the sky. Landmarks are defined more by the presence of ancient, gnarled trees or the specific, shimmering quality of dusk over Pine Island Basin than by man-made monuments. While the area is not defined by the presence of celebrities, it has served as a place of quiet contemplation for figures such as the astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who found a unique stillness in this corner of the world. Life here moves with the tide, favoring the long, humid evenings and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a landscape that feels perpetually expectant.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Banana River Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 086° E
Rotary Park-Merritt Island (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 338° N
Helen and Allan Cruickshank Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 248° W
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 352° N
The Brevard Veterans Memorial Center Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 352° N
Thousand Islands Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 088° E
CMX Theatres (Cinema) — 3.2 mi, 347° N
Mcknight Family Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.7 mi, 298° NW
Surfside Playhouse (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 090° E
Kelly Slater Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.2 mi, 073° E
The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 316° NW
Viera Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 220° SW
River Lakes Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 263° W
Florida Surf Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 051° NE
Suntree UMC Cross Tower Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 188° S
World Trade Center I-Beam (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 213° SW
Cocoa Beach Pier (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 048° NE
Treetop Trek Aerial Adventures (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 201° S
Capybaras (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 202° S
Jaguar (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 202° S
Paws On Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.2 mi, 202° S
Bald Eagle (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 202° S
Brick Monument (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 202° S
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 6.9 mi, 000° N
Bernard Simpkins Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 7.1 mi, 316° NW
General George F. Schlatter Veterans Memorial Amphitheater (Stadium) — 7.2 mi, 316° NW
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium & Observatory (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 315° NW
Grissom Parkway (State Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 321° NW
St. Johns National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.3 mi, 313° NW · 13k acres
Canaveral National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 23.3 mi, 008° N · 77k acres

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