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Shell Point Florida Map

Explore Shell Point, 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 Shell Point, Florida

How to Use This Shell Point, Florida Map

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

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	Shell Point
State	Florida (FL)
County	Hills County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	27.8798
Longitude	-82.4838
Population	1,200
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	33611, 32327
Area Code	407, 321, 850

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About Shell Point, Florida

Shell Point is a locality in Hills County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Shell Point is located at 27.8798°N, 82.4838°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 33611, 32327.

Shell Point defines the edge where the humid, subtropical air meets the salt-heavy breath of Tampa Bay. It lies 4.9 miles south-southwest of Tampa, FL (from Tampa, FL: bearing 198°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Riverview. The landscape here is defined by low-lying palmetto scrub and the tangled, rhythmic reach of mangroves that cling to the shoreline of Bayshore Restoration Park. At dusk, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the shallow edges of the water and illuminating the subtle shift of tides against the silt. Inland, the flat terrain stretches toward the distant, quiet presence of Gun Branch, where the brackish water feeds the swampy thickets that define this coastal fringe.

History lingers in Shell Point as a quiet dialogue between the encroaching modern development and the enduring, wild character of the coast. The local economy relies on the quiet pulse of the water, sustained by those who navigate the nearby channels toward Davis Islands or seek the solitude of the Blake Trail. While the daily pace is dictated by the slow, humid churn of the seasons, the area remains a sanctuary for those who appreciate the austere beauty of the salt marshes. Even as the modern world presses closer, the land retains a sense of isolation, anchored by the distant, silent mass of Big Cockroach Mound and the far-off, inland stillness of Sawgrass Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Skyview Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 261° W
Gadsden Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 218° SW
Port Tampa Cemetery (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 240° SW
Himes Avenue Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 317° NW
Port Tampa Restoration (Local Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 252° W
CMX CineBistro Hyde Park (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 006° N
Friday Morning Musicale (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 014° N
Hugh Campbell Macfarlane (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 023° NE
Peter Oliphant Knight (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 023° NE
Dean Street Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 4.6 mi, 015° N
David Falk Theater (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 014° N
Scarfone/Hartley Gallery (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 011° N
JFK Memorial Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.7 mi, 015° N
Henry B. Plant Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 015° N
Royal Caribbean cruise port (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 028° NE
Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.1 mi, 268° W
Carnival cruise port (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 028° NE
Margaritsville at Sea Port (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 027° NE
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 025° NE
Ybor Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 6.3 mi, 026° NE
Ybor City Museum State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 026° NE
Weedon Island Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.1 mi, 245° SW
Lookout Point (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 255° W
McQueens Village (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 155° SE
Golden Aster Scrub Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 121° SE
Manatee Viewing Center (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 140° SE
Little Manatee River State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 156° SE
Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.3 mi, 225° SW · 428 acres

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