<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset=utf-8 />
<title>Interactivity Outside of Map</title>
<meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no' />
<script src='//api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v1.5.0/mapbox.js'></script>
<link href='//api.tiles.mapbox.com/mapbox.js/v1.5.0/mapbox.css' rel='stylesheet' />
<style>
body { margin:0; padding:0; }
#map { position:absolute; top:0; bottom:0; width:100%; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<style>
#map {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
left: 0;
right: 100px;
}
#count {
position: absolute;
right: 0px;
width: 100px;
top: 0px;
bottom: 0px;
font-size: 40px;
z-index: 99;
color: #fff;
padding: 10px;
background: #000;
}
</style>
<div id='map'></div>
<div id='count'></div>
<script>
var map = L.mapbox.map('map', 'examples.map-8ced9urs', {gridControl: false});
map.gridLayer
.on('mousemove',function(o) {
document.getElementById('count').innerHTML = (o.data && o.data.count) || '';
}).on('mouseout', function(o) {
document.getElementById('count').innerHTML = '';
});
</script>