Explore Pinecraft, 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 Pinecraft, 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 Pinecraft.
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 | Pinecraft |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Sarasota County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 27.325046 |
| Longitude | -82.491208 |
| Population | 486 |
| Density | 716.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 34232 |
| Area Code | 941 |
| County Seat | Sarasota |
| School District | Sarasota County School District |
Pinecraft emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the Florida peninsula, defined by the quiet ribbon of Philippe Creek that carves a path through the low-lying palmetto scrub and manicured residential lots. It lies 1.3 miles north-northwest of Sarasota Springs, FL (from Sarasota Springs, FL: bearing 327°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east-southeast of Sarasota. The air here holds a heavy, subtropical moisture that seems to slow the passage of the sun, softening the sharp edges of the landscape as it drifts toward the distant, salt-tinged horizon of Hudson Bayou. Sunlight filters through the canopy of native pines and palms, illuminating the dust motes in the humid stillness of Eastwood Park, where the land remains open and unburdened by the density of the surrounding coastal development. Far to the east, the horizon remains unbroken by any rising earth, save for the distant memory of the Portavant Indian Mound, while the scattered wetlands and drainage basins whisper of the ancient, water-logged basin that defines this region.
Pinecraft maintains an identity distinct from its neighbors, serving as a seasonal sanctuary where the rhythm of life is measured by the cycling of bicycles and the quiet industry of a close-knit culture. This locality grew from a modest winter retreat into a permanent anchor for those drawn to the warmth, creating a local economy rooted in modest trade and the steady, unhurried commerce of visitors who return when the northern winds turn bitter. The life of the neighborhood centers on simple, communal traditions, far removed from the frantic pace of the nearby coast, yet always tethered to the natural cycles of the creek and the occasional migration of birds toward the shelter of the Edwards Islands. It is a place where the stillness of a late afternoon, felt in the lingering heat that clings to the asphalt and the rustle of fronds, suggests a persistent, quiet endurance that has persisted long after the first travelers arrived to find warmth in the Florida sun.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinecraft, Florida. Coordinates: 27.325046, -82.491208. 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 Pinecraft includes the ZIP code (34232), telephone area code (941), county seat of Sarasota County (Sarasota), and school district assignment (Sarasota 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. |