Explore Montverde, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Montverde, 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 Montverde.
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 | Montverde |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Lake County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 28.600277 |
| Longitude | -81.673964 |
| Population | 1,655 |
| Density | 381.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 34756 |
| Area Code | 727 |
| County Seat | Tavares |
| School District | Lake County School District |
Montverde reveals itself through a landscape of distinctive, elevated terrain that defies the typical flatness of the surrounding peninsula. It lies 4.7 miles east-northeast of Minneola, FL (from Minneola, FL: bearing 68°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-northwest of Ocoee. The air here carries the heavy, humid weight of the subtropics, filtered through the dense foliage of palmetto scrub and cypress that defines the perimeter of Lake Apopka. From the higher vantage points, one can catch the faint, shimmering suggestion of Gourd Neck two miles away, where the influence of the nearby coast turns the horizon a hazy, saline gray. The land holds the light of late afternoon in a way that makes the green of the vegetation seem almost electric, particularly as the sun descends toward the distant silhouette of Sugarloaf Mountain. Within the immediate vicinity, Montverde Kirk Park offers a quiet threshold into the natural world, while the proximity of Smiths Island provides a singular, anchored point in the vast, reflective expanse of the water.
Montverde maintains a character shaped by its historical commitment to education and the enduring legacy of the citrus industry that once defined the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the slow, seasonal cycles of the groves, a persistence that has survived long after the initial waves of settlers arrived to cultivate this specific topography. While modern development encroaches from the periphery, the area retains a deliberate pace, far removed from the hurried motion of the coastal centers. Commerce and movement occasionally drift toward the Apopka Beauclair Canal, a vital artery for the region that underscores the importance of these interconnected waterways. Whether one is watching the storm fronts gather—earning the region its reputation as a lightning capital—or simply observing the stillness of the lake, Montverde exists as a place where the physical geography dictates the terms of settlement and the quiet continuity of its inhabitants.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montverde, Florida. Coordinates: 28.600277, -81.673964. 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 Montverde includes the ZIP code (34756), telephone area code (727), county seat of Lake County (Tavares), and school district assignment (Lake County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |