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Vernon Florida Map

Explore Vernon, 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 Vernon, Florida

How to Use This Vernon, Florida Map

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

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	Vernon
State	Florida (FL)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	30.61225
Longitude	-85.700254
Population	732
Density	59.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	32462
Area Code	850
County Seat	Chipley
School District	Washington County School District

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About Vernon, Florida

Vernon is a locality in Washington County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 732. The population density is 59.3 people per km². Vernon is located at 30.6122°N, 85.7003°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Vernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 32462.

Vernon emerges from the quiet, humid interior of the panhandle, defined by the slow, steady pulse of Holmes Creek as it carves a path through the dense, low-lying woodland. It lies 26.4 miles north of Lynn Haven, FL (from Lynn Haven, FL: bearing 352°T), and is situated 15.1 miles southwest of Chipley. The landscape surrounding Vernon holds a stillness peculiar to the region, where the ground rises gently toward the elevation of Haddock Hill, three miles distant, and slopes into the shadowed depressions of Rocky Head. Light filters through the canopy in long, amber shafts during the late afternoon, illuminating the thick palmetto scrub that thrives in the heavy, subtropical air. Four miles away, the surface of Dunford Lake remains undisturbed, reflecting the sky with a clarity that mirrors the unassuming, deliberate pace of the land itself.

Agriculture and timber have long served as the silent anchors of the local economy, grounding Vernon in a cycle of seasonal labor that predates modern development. Though the rhythms of daily existence here are dictated by the land’s needs rather than the frantic pace of distant urban centers, the presence of Smith Lake Public Boat Ramp - Fwc #109, located nine miles away, serves as a focal point for those drawn to the quiet inland waterways. History in Vernon is not written in grand monuments but in the persistent character of its residents, who maintain a connection to the geography that feels both inherited and earned. Even as the modern world encroaches, the area retains an austere independence, marked by the scent of pine and the deep, persistent silence that settles over the basin when the heat finally breaks at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Seacrest Wolf Preserve (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 111° E
Coosada Old Town (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 277° W
Morrison Springs Recreational Facility (State Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 283° W
Falling Waters State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 052° NE
Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 116° SE · 576k acres
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 295° NW
Pine Log State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 14.6 mi, 215° SW
San Carlos Chacatos (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 177° S
E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center (Nature Reserve) — 23.1 mi, 246° SW
Walton County Confederate Monument (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 287° W
DeFuniak Springs (freight) (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 287° W
Walton County Heritage Museum (Museum Depot) (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 287° W
Uniquely Clever LLC (Arts Centre) — 25.7 mi, 287° W
Deer Lake State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 28.8 mi, 226° SW
Panama City Beach Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 201° S
Saint Paul High School (Monument) — 29.2 mi, 039° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 29.2 mi, 039° NE
PC Cinemas (Cinema) — 29.5 mi, 174° S
Curate 30A (Gallery) — 29.8 mi, 219° SW
Fusion Art Glass & Fine Jewelry (Gallery) — 30.5 mi, 225° SW
Native Spirit Museum and Gallery (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 180° S
Donna Burgess Gallery (Gallery) — 30.8 mi, 176° S
CCC Worker (Public Artwork) — 31.3 mi, 064° NE
St. Andrews State Park Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 32.1 mi, 181° S
The REP Community Theater (Theatre) — 32.9 mi, 232° SW
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 54.3 mi, 254° W · 213k acres
Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 54.9 mi, 308° NW · 85k acres
Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 58.2 mi, 127° SE · 8,075 acres
St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.4 mi, 163° S · 37k acres
Bradwell Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 70.0 mi, 114° SE · 24k acres

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