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Whitfield Florida Map

Explore Whitfield, 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 Whitfield, Florida

How to Use This Whitfield, Florida Map

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

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.

CityWhitfield
StateFlorida (FL)
CountyManatee County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude27.410703
Longitude-82.566664
Population2,989
Density836.9 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes32570, 34243
Area Code850, 941
County SeatBradenton
School DistrictManatee County School District

About Whitfield, Florida

Whitfield is a locality in Manatee County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,989. The population density is 836.9 people per km². Whitfield is located at 27.4107°N, 82.5667°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 32570, 34243.

Whitfield occupies a low-slung stretch of land where the humid, heavy breath of the subtropics meets the quiet, saline patience of Sarasota Bay. It lies 1.8 miles east-southeast of Bayshore Gardens, FL (from Bayshore Gardens, FL: bearing 122°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Bradenton. Bowlees Creek carves a dark, winding path through the local topography, its brackish waters reflecting the tangled silhouettes of mangroves that hold the shoreline in a permanent, verdant grip. The air here carries a weight of salt and damp earth, particularly at dusk when the light turns a bruised, metallic violet and the stillness of Mc Arthur Park settles over the palmetto scrub. Beyond the immediate coast, the horizon remains flat and expansive, a canvas for the sudden, violent blooms of summer lightning that define the rhythm of the afternoons.

Whitfield evolved from the quiet expansion of the region’s mid-century development, shifting from sparse, sun-bleached acreage into a residential landscape shaped by the seasonal migrations of those seeking refuge from colder latitudes. The local economy maintains a steady, unremarkable pulse, anchored by the service industries that cater to the ebb and flow of visitors drawn to the proximity of the water. While the shadow of the Portavant Indian Mound lies miles to the north, the history of the soil remains quiet, buried beneath the modern grid of roads and the occasional, distant view of Whale Key rising like a ghost from the bay. Life in Whitfield persists in this measured space, a place where the proximity of Lake Manatee and the wider coastal expanse forces a certain humility upon those who live where the land finally yields to the tide.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mc Arthur Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Whitfield Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 089° E
  • The Four Winds (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 164° S
  • Linder Turf and Tractor (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 028° NE
  • Regal Cinemas Oakmont 8 Movie Theater (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 323° NW
  • Public Beach Access Point (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 240° SW
  • Ed Smith Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Youth Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 141° SE
  • Florida Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 166° S
  • Giving Tree Gallery (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 163° S
  • Left Of Center Gallery (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 356° N
  • Todd Alan Gallery (Gallery) — 5.7 mi, 163° S
  • Owen N. Burns (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 163° S
  • Museum of Botany & the Arts (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 164° S
  • Parker Manatee Aquarium (Aquarium) — 6.0 mi, 357° N
  • Selby Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 165° S
  • Emergency Services Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 360° N
  • Sarasota Art Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 159° S
  • Olympia Theatre (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 356° N
  • Passage Key Dolphin Tours (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 289° W
  • Manatee County Fair (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 354° N
  • Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.1 mi, 346° N
  • Lakewood Ranch Cinema (Cinema) — 8.2 mi, 097° E
  • Emerson Point Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 338° N
  • Terra Ceia Preserve State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 11.5 mi, 000° N
  • Lake Manatee State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 071° E
  • Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.4 mi, 315° NW · 993 acres
  • Myakka River State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 130° SE
  • Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.9 mi, 339° N · 428 acres

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About This Whitfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whitfield, Florida. Coordinates: 27.410703, -82.566664. 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 Whitfield includes the ZIP code (32570, 34243), telephone area code (850, 941), county seat of Manatee County (Bradenton), and school district assignment (Manatee 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.