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South Sarasota Florida Map

Explore South Sarasota, 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 South Sarasota, Florida

How to Use This South Sarasota, Florida Map

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

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

Latitude	27.286159
Longitude	-82.532875
Population	5,133
Density	1030.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	34231
Area Code	941
County Seat	Sarasota
School District	Sarasota County School District

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About South Sarasota, Florida

South Sarasota is a locality in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,133. The population density is 1030.1 people per km². South Sarasota is located at 27.2862°N, 82.5329°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 34231.

South Sarasota maintains a low-slung, verdant horizon where the heavy, humid air of the subtropics clings to the salt-sprayed foliage of palmetto scrub and mangroves. It lies 3.2 miles west of Bee Ridge, FL (from Bee Ridge, FL: bearing 273°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south of Sarasota. The landscape here is defined by its immediate proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, a vast and rhythmic presence that dictates the tempo of the coastline through the slow, tidal pulse of the salt water. Inland, the flat terrain is carved by the quiet flow of Philippe Creek, which winds its way toward the coast, providing a verdant corridor for local wildlife and a tranquil counterpoint to the open expanse of the nearby sea. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the earth remains stubbornly level, punctuated only by the occasional silhouette of the Edwards Islands rising from the water, their shapes shifting slightly as the intense, golden afternoon light bleaches the color from the sky.

History in South Sarasota lingers in the quietude of Phillippi Shores Park, a space that preserves the memory of a landscape largely transformed by the relentless growth of the twentieth century. The local economy, once tethered to the seasonal yields of citrus groves and the steady labor of the docks, has transitioned into a rhythm governed by the cyclical arrival of those seeking refuge from northern winters. This shifting population sustains a commerce of leisure, though the remnants of a more agrarian past remain visible in the occasional patch of uncultivated land. The memory of the region’s deeper history rests at the Portavant Indian Mound, a distant mark of the people who inhabited this coast long before the current sprawl took root. Far to the east, the stillness of Lower Myakka Lake serves as a reminder of the wilder, interior Florida that persists despite the encroaching development, maintaining a fragile balance between the suburban reach and the ancient, swampy heart of the peninsula.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Phillippi Shores Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 182° S
Red Rock Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 343° N
Red Bug Slough Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 096° E
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 350° N
Sarasota Art Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 005° N
Selby Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 350° N
Museum of Botany & the Arts (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 351° N
Owen N. Burns (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 353° N
Olympic Wannabes Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 347° N
Todd Alan Gallery (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 353° N
Giving Tree Gallery (Gallery) — 3.4 mi, 351° N
Art On St Armands Circle Sarasota, A Procaccinj Gallery (Gallery) — 3.5 mi, 311° NW
Florida Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 348° N
Ed Smith Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 013° N
Legacy Trail (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 129° SE
Observation Mound (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 066° NE
Oscar Scherer State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 7.6 mi, 145° SE
Public Beach Access Point (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 315° NW
Founder's 50 Monument (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 039° NE
Lakewood Ranch Cinema (Cinema) — 9.7 mi, 039° NE
Linder Turf and Tractor (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 355° N
Myakka River State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 104° E
Regal Cinemas Oakmont 8 Movie Theater (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 339° N
Ed Leppely Home (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 160° S
Fitshugh Hansel Home (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 160° S
Parker Manatee Aquarium (Aquarium) — 14.8 mi, 351° N
Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 17.0 mi, 346° N
Lake Manatee State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 040° NE
Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.4 mi, 326° NW · 993 acres
Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.6 mi, 340° N · 428 acres

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