Point Baker Florida Map

About Point Baker, Florida

Point Baker is a locality in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,443. The population density is 201.0 people per km². Point Baker is located at 30.6902°N, 87.0536°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 32570.

Point Baker emerges from the subtropical humidity as a low-slung expanse of palmetto scrub and tangled cypress, where the light at dusk turns the humid air into a thick, bruised gold. It lies 4.1 miles north-northwest of Milton, FL (from Milton, FL: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.0 miles northeast of Pace. Clear Creek meanders through the dense undergrowth only a mile away, its dark, tannic waters carving a quiet path toward the distant salt-misted reaches of Big Eddy. Beyond the immediate thickets, the land flattens into a persistent, damp horizon that stretches toward the faint, irregular silhouette of The Mound, which anchors the far distance like a forgotten landmark. The atmosphere here is heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying needles, a sensory reminder that the landscape is constantly reclaiming the edges of the human footprint.

Point Baker carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the slow, deliberate pace of timber and rural trade, where the local economy finds its footing in the resilience of the surrounding wild. Residents often find their recreation along the corridors of the Blackwater Heritage State Trail, a path that offers a rare, deliberate passage through the otherwise impenetrable forest. Life here remains tethered to the natural cycles of the Wright Basin, a depression in the earth that holds the seasonal rains and dictates the rhythm of the soil. There is no urgency in the way the days pass, only the steady, humid repetition of a place that prefers to keep its own counsel while the rest of the world hurries toward the coast.

About This Point Baker Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Point Baker, Florida. Coordinates: 30.690191, -87.053578. 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 Point Baker includes the ZIP code (32570), telephone area code (850), county seat of Santa Rosa County (Milton), and school district assignment (Santa Rosa County School District).

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.