Canovanillas Puerto Rico Map
Explore Canovanillas, 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 Canovanillas, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Canovanillas, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canovanillas, 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 Canovanillas.
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 | Canovanillas |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Canóvanas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.334033 |
| Longitude | -65.904307 |
| Population | 610 |
| Density | 321.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00729 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Canovanillas, Puerto Rico
Canovanillas is a locality in Canóvanas County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 610. The population density is 321.1 people per km². Canovanillas is located at 18.3340°N, 65.9043°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00729.Canovanillas unfurls across a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic presence of the Río Canovanillas, which carves a path through the verdant earth toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Ensenada Comezón. It lies 4.7 miles southwest of Río Grande, PR (from Río Grande, PR: bearing 235°T), and is situated 4.7 miles southeast of Carolina. The air here holds the damp, heavy promise of the nearby El Yunque National Forest, casting a deep, emerald shadow over the low-lying terrain as the sun descends behind the rising silhouette of Cerro Pitahaya. To the west, the land dips into the natural depression of Quebrada Las Lajas, where the soil remains dark and fertile, reflecting the humid temperament of a region that breathes in tandem with the tides seven miles away. Even as dusk settles, the horizon remains punctuated by the faint, jagged outlines of the distant highlands, while the immediate surroundings offer a quiet, tactile intimacy found in the dense, tangled growth of the tropical canopy.
Canovanillas sustains a pace of life tethered to the slow pulse of its surroundings, where the echoes of agricultural heritage linger in the quietude of the fields and the industrious hum of nearby zones. The proximity of Parque Campo Rico provides a preserved corridor for the natural world, acting as a green anchor for a locality that balances its modest economic footprint with a profound sense of rootedness. Travelers moving toward the coast might catch a glimpse of the Islote de Juan Pérez from higher vantage points, yet the inhabitants find their center closer to home, often looking toward the interior where the vastness of Lago Carite defines the wider geography of the island. Life here is marked by the subtle shifts in light that play across the riverbanks, a daily transformation that renders the ordinary labor of the day into something quiet and enduring, far removed from the hurried trajectories of the coastal ports.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Parque Campo Rico (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 067° NE
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 3.7 mi, 139° SE · 29k acres
- Luquillo Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 3.7 mi, 139° SE
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.7 mi, 125° SE · 10k acres
- Reserva Natural Torrecilla Alta (proposed) (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 351° N
- Río Espíritu Santo Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.5 mi, 059° NE
- Reserva Natural del Río Espíritu Santo (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 059° NE
- Bosque Estatal de Piñones Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.0 mi, 342° N
- Rio De La Mina, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.7 mi, 105° E · 623 acres
- Rio Icacos, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.9 mi, 112° E · 708 acres
- Bano De Oro Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.3 mi, 109° E
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About This Canovanillas Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Canovanillas, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.334033, -65.904307. 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 Canovanillas includes the ZIP code (00729), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Canóvanas County, and school district assignment.
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
