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Welaka Florida Map

Explore Welaka, 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 Welaka, Florida

How to Use This Welaka, Florida Map

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

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

Latitude	29.485205
Longitude	-81.660964
Population	714
Density	187.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	32193
Area Code	850
County Seat	Palatka
School District	Putnam County School District

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About Welaka, Florida

Welaka is a locality in Putnam County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 714. The population density is 187.0 people per km². Welaka is located at 29.4852°N, 81.6610°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Welaka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 32193.

Welaka manifests as a quiet confluence where the dark, tannin-stained currents of the Saint Johns River press against the verdant edges of the Florida peninsula. It lies 11.9 miles south of Palatka, FL (from Palatka, FL: bearing 190°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-northeast of Salt Springs. The land here holds a subtropical stillness, defined by the low-slung horizon where the dense canopy of Welaka State Forest meets the moisture-heavy air. Just a mile away, the quiet waters of Mud Creek Cove and the broader expanse of Little Lake George offer a reflective surface for the afternoon sun, which turns the sky a bruised, humid violet as it descends. Turkey Island remains a silent, forested sentinel in the distance, while the ground underfoot—a mix of sandy loam and palmetto scrub—retains the warmth of a sun that seems to linger longer here than anywhere else.

Welaka preserves a lingering sense of its origins as a settlement built upon the rhythms of the water, drawing its character from the cycles of the river that have sustained it for generations. The local economy has long been tethered to the harvest of the river and the quiet stewardship of the surrounding woodlands, favoring a pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of the modern world. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the trails of Welaka State Forest, where the interaction between human industry and the wild remains in a delicate, visible balance. Life in Welaka moves with the slow, deliberate pulse of the tide, a place where the history of the region is not merely remembered, but felt in the heavy, salt-tinged breeze that drifts in from the coast just a mile away.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Welaka State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 179° S
Caravelle Ranch Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 265° W
Ocala National Forest (National Forest) — 2.1 mi, 240° SW · 385k acres
Little Lake George Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.2 mi, 236° SW · 2,827 acres
Willard F Hazen Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 073° E
Dunns Creek State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 037° NE
Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 326° NW
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway State Recreation and Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 323° NW
Lake George Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 134° SE
Okawahathako (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 329° NW
Giant Cypress (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 203° SW
Ravine Gardens State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 007° N
Joseph M Hernandez Grant (Historic Ruins) — 10.5 mi, 193° S
USS Tang (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 010° N
Gem City Cottage LLC. (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 009° N
Bronson Mulholland House (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 010° N
Large Cypress Tree (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 334° NW
Ocala National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 180° S · 68k acres
Juniper Prairie Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.8 mi, 183° S · 14k acres
Edgar Post Office (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 293° NW
Pyramid (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 083° E
Orange Creek Restoration Area (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 261° W
City Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 080° E
Flagler County Art League (Gallery) — 26.4 mi, 080° E
Dueling Gators (Public Artwork) — 27.6 mi, 079° E
Ripple Effects Ecotours (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 064° NE
Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 229° SW
Classic Car Museum of St. Augustine (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 043° NE
Keystone Heights Moon Tree (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 313° NW
North Marion High School Football Stadium (Stadium) — 30.5 mi, 251° W

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