Seminole Florida Map

About Seminole, Florida

Seminole is a locality in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 19,364. The population density is 1443.3 people per km². Seminole is located at 27.8427°N, 82.7853°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Seminole is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 33772, 32578, 33777.

Seminole reveals itself through a landscape of low-slung palmetto scrub and dense, humid thickets that hold the warmth of the sun long after the afternoon light has deepened into a bruised purple. It lies 5.0 miles east-southeast of Niceville, FL (from Niceville, FL: bearing 121°T), and is situated 7.8 miles northeast of Destin. The earth here is porous and flat, a subtle basin where the moisture of the air clings to the skin like a damp veil, suggesting the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico just two miles to the west. A quiet tension exists between the encroaching suburban sprawl and the persistent wildness of the environment, where the slow, dark waters of Little Trout Creek wind through the undergrowth only a mile away. Even the distant, jagged silhouette of Topsail Hill feels like a phantom on the horizon, leaving Seminole to define itself by the immediate, heavy fragrance of salt and decaying vegetation that rises from the soil.

History in Seminole is etched into the transition from agricultural groves to the steady, modern pulse of a residential corridor. The local economy has moved away from the agrarian roots of citrus and farming, favoring a rhythm dictated by the service industry and the steady flow of people drawn to the temperate climate. Residents find a rare, untamed stillness at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, a nearby sanctuary where the sharp calls of herons interrupt the stillness of the canopy. Despite the modernization that characterizes the daily commute and the commercial thoroughfares, the underlying character of the land remains stubborn, shifting only slightly beneath the weight of progress as it waits for the next cycle of humidity to reclaim the open spaces.

About This Seminole Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Seminole, Florida. Coordinates: 27.842735, -82.785304. 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 Seminole includes the ZIP code (33772, 32578, 33777), telephone area code (850, 561), county seat of Okaloosa County (Crestview), and school district assignment (Pinellas 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.