Coto Norte Puerto Rico Map
Explore Coto Norte, 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 Coto Norte, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Coto Norte, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Coto Norte, 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 Coto Norte.
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 | Coto Norte |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Vega Baja County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.43078 |
| Longitude | -66.439893 |
| Population | 1,528 |
| Density | 772.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 43078 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Coto Norte, Puerto Rico
Coto Norte is a locality in Vega Baja County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,528. The population density is 772.5 people per km². Coto Norte is located at 18.4308°N, 66.4399°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 43078.Coto Norte exists as a quiet expanse of humid, fertile terrain where the atmosphere hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and ripening vegetation. It lies 3.5 miles west-southwest of Vega Baja, PR (from Vega Baja, PR: bearing 255°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Vega Alta. Sunlight filters through the tropical canopy to illuminate the low-lying basin of Quebrada El Salto, carving a path through the dense greenery that defines the immediate surroundings. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Montañas de Corozal mark the horizon, their jagged edges softened by the perpetual haze of the afternoon heat. While the shoreline of Puerto del Tortuguero lies only three miles away, the land here retains a grounded, agrarian character, punctuated by the simple boundaries of the Unknown Local Park where the local flora thrives in undisturbed silence.
Coto Norte sustains itself through a rhythm dictated by the land, drawing from a legacy of agricultural labor that has long defined the character of the region. The proximity of the Río Grande de Manati provides a vital, life-giving artery for the local economy, supporting the small-scale cultivation that sustains the families dwelling within these borders. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, reflecting a deep connection to a place that remains suspended between the mainland and the wider currents of the Caribbean. Whether watching the light shift across the fields or acknowledging the distant presence of the Cambalache State Forest, those who inhabit Coto Norte find a steady, enduring sense of place in the daily labor of maintaining their homes and traditions.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 077° E
- Reserva Natural Laguna Tortuguero (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 358° N
- Laguna Tortuguero Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.4 mi, 358° N
- Area Recreativa Playa Los Tubos (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 349° N
- Reserva Natural Pantano de Cibuco (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 050° NE
- Bosque Estatal de Vega (State Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 091° E
- Hacienda La Esperanza Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.3 mi, 306° NW
- Bosque Estatal de Cambalache (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 267° W
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 6.6 mi, 251° W · 29k acres
- Cavernas del Río Camuy (State Park) — 25.5 mi, 257° W
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.0 mi, 105° E · 10k acres
- Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 60.5 mi, 111° E · 52k acres
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About This Coto Norte Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coto Norte, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.43078, -66.439893. 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 Coto Norte includes the ZIP code (43078), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Vega Baja 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. |
