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Wewahitchka Florida Map

Explore Wewahitchka, 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 Wewahitchka, Florida

How to Use This Wewahitchka, Florida Map

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

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.

CityWewahitchka
StateFlorida (FL)
CountyGulf County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude30.126206
Longitude-85.190714
Population2,074
Density119.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes32465, 32449
Area Code850
County SeatPort St. Joe
School DistrictGulf County School District

About Wewahitchka, Florida

Wewahitchka is a locality in Gulf County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,074. The population density is 119.6 people per km². Wewahitchka is located at 30.1262°N, 85.1907°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wewahitchka is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 32465, 32449.

Wewahitchka holds its position amidst a landscape of deep, dark water and dense, tangled vegetation where the air often hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and blooming tupelo. It lies 22.3 miles east of Callaway, FL (from Callaway, FL: bearing 97°T), and is situated 13.2 miles southwest of Orange. Beyond the periphery of the houses, the terrain gives way to the shadowed, cypress-studded expanse of the West Arm of Dead Lakes, while the slow, persistent flow of Schoolhouse Branch snakes through the undergrowth toward the lowlands. Only twelve miles away, the salt-heavy influence of the Gulf of Mexico exerts a subtle pull on the climate, tempering the subtropical heat that settles over the Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area. Across the water, the silhouette of Red Bull Island emerges from the mist at dawn, a quiet sentinel standing against the encroaching gray light that filters through the canopy of palmetto and pine.

Wewahitchka maintains a quiet, industrious character defined by its long-standing relationship with the land and the specialized harvest of tupelo honey, a golden, viscous treasure drawn from the surrounding swamps. This local economy persists as a living legacy, tied to the rhythmic cycles of the bees and the seasonal flux of the water levels that govern the surrounding wilderness. While the distant, modest rise of Red Hill marks the horizon, the focus here remains grounded in the immediate, tangible labor of beekeeping and the stewardship of the surrounding natural preserves. Life in Wewahitchka follows the pace of the changing light and the shifting currents, reflecting a community that finds its purpose in the preservation of a singular, fragrant trade and the quiet endurance of its subtropical surroundings.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Apalachicola River Wildlife and Environmental Area (Marine Protected Area) — 0.9 mi, 099° E
  • Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.9 mi, 102° E
  • Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 4.6 mi, 112° E · 576k acres
  • Apalachicola Savannah Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 9.1 mi, 097° E
  • Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.1 mi, 096° E · 8,075 acres
  • Tate's Hell State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 16.5 mi, 112° E
  • Gulf Cunty Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 218° SW
  • T. H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park (State Park) — 20.7 mi, 214° SW
  • Site of the signing of Florida's First Constitution (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 196° S
  • Box-R Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 24.0 mi, 172° S
  • Tyndall Air Field Gunnery School (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 261° W
  • Alum Bluff Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.3 mi, 027° NE
  • PC Cinemas (Cinema) — 27.6 mi, 279° W
  • Donna Burgess Gallery (Gallery) — 28.2 mi, 276° W
  • St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.8 mi, 176° S · 37k acres
  • Torreya State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 027° NE
  • Bert Lindsley Studio-Gallery (Gallery) — 30.1 mi, 156° SE
  • Center for History, Culture & Art (Arts Centre) — 30.1 mi, 156° SE
  • Pam Nobles Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 30.2 mi, 156° SE
  • Native Spirit Museum and Gallery (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 276° W
  • San Carlos Chacatos (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 298° NW
  • Sea Screamer (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 272° W
  • Bradwell Bay Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.9 mi, 083° E · 24k acres
  • Journeys of Saint George Island (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 148° SE
  • Osochi (Historic Ruins) — 37.9 mi, 022° N
  • Little Saint George Island (ANERR) (Nature Reserve) — 38.0 mi, 159° S
  • Oyster Boat (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 139° SE
  • Celebration Tower (Attraction) — 41.3 mi, 279° W
  • St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.9 mi, 101° E · 246k acres
  • CCC Worker (Public Artwork) — 47.3 mi, 357° N

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About This Wewahitchka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wewahitchka, Florida. Coordinates: 30.126206, -85.190714. 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 Wewahitchka includes the ZIP code (32465, 32449), telephone area code (850), county seat of Gulf County (Port St. Joe), and school district assignment (Gulf County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.