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Ciales Puerto Rico Map

Explore Ciales, 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 Ciales, Puerto Rico

How to Use This Ciales, Puerto Rico Map

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

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

Latitude	18.336062
Longitude	-66.468782
Population	2,510
Density	922.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	00638
Area Code	787, 939

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About Ciales, Puerto Rico

Ciales is a locality in Ciales County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,510. The population density is 922.6 people per km². Ciales is located at 18.3361°N, 66.4688°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00638.

Ciales holds the rugged, vertical spirit of the central highlands, where the earth rises in sharp, limestone crags that demand a slower pace of movement. It lies 9.2 miles southwest of Vega Baja, PR (from Vega Baja, PR: bearing 215°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Corozal. The Río Grande de Manati carves a deep, sinuous path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, humid greens of the vegetation that clings to the steep slopes. Within the karst formations of the Quebrada Ventana, the air feels pressurized and cool, held tight by the proximity of the earth. At the center of the settlement, the Unknown Local Park serves as a quiet gathering point, a small square of order amidst the chaotic, beautiful tangle of tropical growth that defines the vertical landscape.

History in Ciales remains tied to the soil, built upon the legacy of coffee cultivation that once dictated the rhythm of every household and the movement of the local economy. The labor of generations is visible in the way the town clings to the ridges, a testament to the endurance required to thrive in such an isolated, mountainous environment. While the Montañas de Corozal appear as a hazy, distant purple line on the horizon, the daily life of Ciales is defined by the immediate, tangible reality of the surrounding hills and the persistent, rushing flow of the river. Life here moves with a deliberate, quiet intensity, shaped by the weight of the mountains and a profound, solitary connection to the interior landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 036° NE
Parque Torrecillas (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 087° E
El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 5.8 mi, 311° NW · 29k acres
Reserva Natural del Río Cialitos (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 213° SW
Bosque Estatal de Tres Picachos (State Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 206° SW
Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 188° S
Reserva Natural Laguna Tortuguero (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 003° N
Laguna Tortuguero Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.8 mi, 003° N
Hacienda La Esperanza Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.0 mi, 346° N
Cavernas del Río Camuy (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 272° W
El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.7 mi, 096° E · 10k acres
Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.3 mi, 104° E · 52k acres

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