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Buena Vista Puerto Rico Map

Explore Buena Vista, Puerto Rico, 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 Buena Vista, Puerto Rico

How to Use This Buena Vista, Puerto Rico Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Buena Vista, Puerto Rico. 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 Puerto Rico 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 Buena Vista.

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	Buena Vista
State	Puerto Rico (PR)
County	Arroyo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico)

Latitude	18.006077
Longitude	-66.597673
Population	1,084
Density	1484.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	00616
Area Code	787, 939

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About Buena Vista, Puerto Rico

Buena Vista is a locality in Arroyo County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,084. The population density is 1484.9 people per km². Buena Vista is located at 18.0061°N, 66.5977°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00616.

Buena Vista occupies a humid, verdant stretch of land where the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the Río Nigua defines the local topography. It lies 4.2 miles east-northeast of Guayama, PR (from Guayama, PR: bearing 78°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north-northeast of Arroyo. This waterway carves a path through the landscape, its currents feeding the moisture that keeps the foliage a deep, heavy green even under the glare of the midday sun. To the north, the elevation shifts, leading the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra de Guardarraya, while the nearby basin of Quebrada Jácana creates a subtle, low-lying depression that catches the morning mist. Only two miles away, the quiet expanse of Lago Patillas holds the reflection of the clouds, offering a stillness that contrasts with the constant, hurried movement of the river. The air here carries a coastal salinity, a reminder that the open water of Puerto Patillas lies only three miles beyond the threshold of the neighborhood, tempering the heat with a persistent, salt-tinged breeze.

Buena Vista retains a character shaped by the intersection of agrarian tradition and the quiet commerce of the modern day. Life in Buena Vista centers around the Parque Martín “Tato” Curet Vázquez, a public space that serves as a communal anchor where the pace of the day is measured by the length of shadows across the pavement. The economy remains tethered to the land, reflecting a history of cultivation that persists despite the shifting demands of the island. Those seeking the interior wilderness often look toward the distant Charco Azul Trail or the protected reaches of the Bosque Estatal de Aguirre, yet the local experience remains grounded in the immediate reach of the Río Nigua and the domestic rhythms of the streets. It is a place where the Boricua sense of belonging is articulated in the way residents move through the afternoon, acknowledging the proximity of the sea and the weight of the mountains in equal measure.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 167° S
Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 286° W
Reserva Natural Punta Cucharas (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 249° W
Bosque Estatal de Guánica (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 166° S
Caja de Muertos Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.4 mi, 150° SE
Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro (State Resource Management Area) — 9.6 mi, 008° N
Bosque Estatal de Monte Guilarte (State Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 311° NW
Punta Petrona Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.2 mi, 106° E
El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 27.0 mi, 008° N · 29k acres
Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 270° W · 540 acres
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.9 mi, 267° W · 5,583 acres
El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.2 mi, 069° E · 10k acres

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