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Ponce de Leon Florida Map

Explore Ponce de Leon, 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 Ponce de Leon, Florida

How to Use This Ponce de Leon, Florida Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ponce de Leon, 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 Ponce de Leon.

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.

CityPonce de Leon
StateFlorida (FL)
CountyHolmes County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude30.722967
Longitude-85.937436
Population504
Density39.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code32455
Area Code850
County SeatBonifay
School DistrictHolmes County School District

About Ponce de Leon, Florida

Ponce de Leon is a locality in Holmes County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 504. The population density is 39.2 people per km². Ponce de Leon is located at 30.7230°N, 85.9374°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ponce de Leon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 32455.

Ponce de Leon emerges from the dense, humid embrace of the Florida panhandle where the tea-colored waters of Sandy Creek carve a slow, deliberate path through the limestone earth. It lies 35.4 miles east-northeast of Niceville, FL (from Niceville, FL: bearing 66°T), and is situated 19.5 miles northeast of Freeport. The landscape surrounding Ponce de Leon is defined by the constant, rhythmic pulse of the earth’s subterranean hydrology, manifesting most clearly at Ponce de Leon Springs State Park, where the crystalline water remains a steady, cool temperature regardless of the season. Beyond the immediate shade of the cypress and palmetto scrub, the horizon flattens into a persistent, verdant expanse, occasionally punctuated by the distant silhouette of Sandy Mountain rising twenty-one miles away. The air here holds a heavy, subtropical moisture that seems to catch the afternoon light, turning the forest canopy into a blurred impression of emerald and slate gray.

History in Ponce de Leon is measured in the slow accumulation of sediment and the quiet endurance of those who have long harvested the timber and farmed the sandy soil of this region. While the economic rhythm remains tied to the land and the modest commerce of a rural interior, the presence of Jack Bay, four miles distant, serves as a reminder of the proximity to the coastal influence that shapes the broader climate of the state. Life moves with a singular, unhurried focus, drifting between the quiet reaches of Gar Pond and the seasonal migrations of visitors drawn to the springs. Even the proximity of Connely Field, five miles away, feels like a minor punctuation mark in a landscape that prioritizes the deep, unchanging cycle of the woods over the frantic pace of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ponce de Leon Springs State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 090° E
  • Morrison Springs Recreational Facility (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 161° S
  • Coosada Old Town (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 160° S
  • Walton County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 269° W
  • Uniquely Clever LLC (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 270° W
  • DeFuniak Springs (freight) (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 269° W
  • Walton County Heritage Museum (Museum Depot) (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 269° W
  • Wee Care Childrens Park (Local Park) — 11.1 mi, 277° W
  • E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center (Nature Reserve) — 18.4 mi, 202° S
  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 18.7 mi, 355° N
  • Pine Log State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 19.9 mi, 169° S
  • Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 117° SE
  • Falling Waters State Park (State Park) — 24.0 mi, 089° E
  • Britton Hill (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 312° NW
  • Deer Lake State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 28.6 mi, 193° S
  • Grayton Beach State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 28.6 mi, 204° SW
  • Geneva State Forest Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 29.0 mi, 331° NW
  • The Shard Shop (Arts Centre) — 29.7 mi, 207° SW
  • San Carlos Chacatos (Historic Ruins) — 29.9 mi, 150° SE
  • Fusion Art Glass & Fine Jewelry (Gallery) — 30.1 mi, 195° S
  • The Justin Gaffrey Studio (Gallery) — 30.3 mi, 203° SW
  • The REP Community Theater (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 203° SW
  • Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 30.3 mi, 117° SE · 576k acres
  • Sea Cliffs Townhomes (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 211° SW
  • Curate 30A (Gallery) — 31.1 mi, 189° S
  • Mattie Kelley Visual Arts Gallery (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 248° W
  • Mattie Kelley Performing Arts Cntr. (Theatre) — 34.3 mi, 248° W
  • Panama City Beach Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 174° S
  • Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 39.2 mi, 312° NW · 85k acres
  • Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 44.3 mi, 240° SW · 213k acres

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About This Ponce de Leon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ponce de Leon, Florida. Coordinates: 30.722967, -85.937436. 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 Ponce de Leon includes the ZIP code (32455), telephone area code (850), county seat of Holmes County (Bonifay), and school district assignment (Holmes 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.