El Tumbao Puerto Rico Map
Explore El Tumbao, 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 El Tumbao, Puerto Rico
How to Use This El Tumbao, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for El Tumbao, 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 El Tumbao.
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 | El Tumbao |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Guánica County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.004965 |
| Longitude | -66.899898 |
| Population | 1,496 |
| Density | 500.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00653 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About El Tumbao, Puerto Rico
El Tumbao is a locality in Guánica County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,496. The population density is 500.8 people per km². El Tumbao is located at 18.0050°N, 66.8999°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00653.El Tumbao reveals itself as a sun-drenched intersection of arid scrubland and low-lying plains, characterized by the persistent presence of the nearby Cerro de Abra which defines the horizon with its jagged, weathered spine. It lies 3.9 miles west-southwest of Yauco, PR (from Yauco, PR: bearing 238°T), and is situated 6.4 miles southeast of Sabana Grande. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the Quebrada Arenas, a basin that channels the seasonal rains, and the steady, narrow path of the Río Loco, which serves as a vital artery for the local earth. Only a short distance away, the Bosque Estatal de Guánica provides a stark, protected contrast to the surrounding fields, its dry forest canopy offering a muted, silver-green shade against the intense Caribbean light. From the elevated vantage points of the La Hoya Trail, one can observe the subtle shift in the atmosphere as the salt-heavy air drifts inland from the distant Bahía Noroeste, cooling the parched soil as the day recedes into a deep, violet dusk.
Economic life in El Tumbao remains tied to the rhythms of the land and the endurance of its inhabitants, who have long balanced the demands of small-scale agriculture with the shifting tides of the regional economy. The proximity to the Bosque Estatal de Guánica serves as a constant reminder of the area’s environmental heritage, influencing the slow, deliberate pace of daily work and the quiet pride of those who tend the groves and pathways. While the modern world moves with an insistent haste, life here persists in a state of suspended animation, where the memory of older labor practices lingers in the architecture of the modest dwellings and the way the community organizes its time around the cycles of the seasons. Travelers passing through might find the stillness of the region deceptive, yet there is a profound, quiet weight to the geography that anchors El Tumbao firmly in its own distinct history, far removed from the clamor of the urban centers to the north.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Bosque Estatal de Guánica (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 157° SE
- Bosque Estatal de Guánica Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.3 mi, 157° SE
- Forest Legacy Program acquisition - Finca A Matos (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 161° S
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 346° N
- Bosque Estatal de Susúa (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 351° N
- Parque Urbano de Yauco (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 055° NE
- La Parguera Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 227° SW
- Bosque Estatal de Maricao (State Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 330° NW
- Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.3 mi, 270° W · 540 acres
- Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.1 mi, 264° W · 5,583 acres
- Cavernas del Río Camuy (State Park) — 23.5 mi, 012° N
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 35.7 mi, 041° NE · 29k acres
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About This El Tumbao Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of El Tumbao, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.004965, -66.899898. 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 El Tumbao includes the ZIP code (00653), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Guánica 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. |
