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Raiford Florida Map

Explore Raiford, 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 Raiford, Florida

How to Use This Raiford, Florida Map

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

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	Raiford
State	Florida (FL)
County	Union County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	30.06385
Longitude	-82.2365
Population	224
Density	158.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	32083, 32026
Area Code	850
County Seat	Lake Butler
School District	Union County School District

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About Raiford, Florida

Raiford is a locality in Union County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 158.7 people per km². Raiford is located at 30.0638°N, 82.2365°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Raiford is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 32083, 32026.

Raiford emerges from the flat, pine-studded expanse of northern Florida as a quiet convergence of dark, tea-colored waters and dense thickets of palmetto scrub. It lies 22.5 miles west of Middleburg, FL (from Middleburg, FL: bearing 269°T), and is situated 11.9 miles west-southwest of Highland. The winding channel of Turkey Creek carves a low, shaded path through the landscape, its slow current pulling at the roots of cypress trees that stand like sentinels in the humid, heavy air. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it filters through the canopy in thick, golden shafts, catching the dust motes that hang suspended in the stillness of the afternoon. Five miles away, the surface of Swift Creek Pond remains glassy and undisturbed, mirroring a sky that often bruises into deep violet before the frequent summer lightning flickers across the horizon.

Raiford maintains a deliberate and sequestered pace, its character defined by the quiet industry of the land and the sprawling presence of the state’s correctional facilities that have long anchored the local economy. The rhythms of daily life are measured not by the transit of outsiders, but by the shifts of the guards and the steady maintenance of the surrounding timber and agricultural fields. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail offers a narrow, linear passage through the wilderness, inviting a rare traveler to witness the raw, unmanicured beauty of the interior woods. It is a place where the history of the soil is written in the labor of those who work it, and where the silence of the pines feels heavier and more permanent than the fleeting concerns of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 215° SW
Olustee Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 247° SW
Graham Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 155° SE
Okeafenoke Swamp (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 304° NW
Osceola National Forest (National Forest) — 13.0 mi, 331° NW · 160k acres
Jennings State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 15.2 mi, 076° E
Waldo Historical Railway Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 168° S
Big Gum Swamp Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.6 mi, 333° NW · 14k acres
Gainesville Raceway (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 187° S
O'leno State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 245° SW
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 135° SE
Natural Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.2 mi, 341° N · 4,387 acres
Southern Property Preservation (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 087° E
Keystone Heights High School Stadium (Stadium) — 22.7 mi, 149° SE
River Sink Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.7 mi, 243° SW
Keystone Heights Moon Tree (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 148° SE
Branan Field Wildlife and Environmental Area (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 mi, 067° NE
Pinhook Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 24.3 mi, 343° N · 96k acres
Theater X Adult (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 166° S
High Springs Community Theater (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 233° SW
Stations of the Cross (Public Artwork) — 27.2 mi, 070° E
Nightjar (Arts Centre) — 28.0 mi, 192° S
Solite (Historic Ruins) — 28.5 mi, 090° E
City of Gainesville (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 190° S
East Florida Seminary (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 190° S
First Gainesville Skirmish (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 190° S
Santa Fe Teaching Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.0 mi, 205° SW
Sweetwater Print Cooperative (Gallery) — 29.1 mi, 191° S
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.4 mi, 005° N · 815k acres
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.5 mi, 004° N · 350k acres

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