H. Rivera Colón Puerto Rico Map
Explore H. Rivera Colón, 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 H. Rivera Colón, Puerto Rico
How to Use This H. Rivera Colón, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for H. Rivera Colón, 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 H. Rivera Colón.
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 | H. Rivera Colón |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Toa Alta County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.386428 |
| Longitude | -66.231296 |
| Population | 1,765 |
| Density | 1101.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 27378 |
About H. Rivera Colón, Puerto Rico
H. Rivera Colón is a locality in Toa Alta County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,765. The population density is 1101.4 people per km². H. Rivera Colón is located at 18.3864°N, 66.2313°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 27378.H. Rivera Colón emerges from the verdant, humid lowlands where the Río Bucarabones carves a persistent path through the earth, marking the land with its silt-rich presence. It lies 1.9 miles southwest of Candelaria, PR (from Candelaria, PR: bearing 230°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southwest of San Juan. The terrain here is defined by the subtle, persistent drainage of the Quebrada Quilan, which shapes the topography into a series of soft, verdant depressions that hold the moisture of the tropical climate. To the north, the horizon carries the faint, saline promise of the Bahía de Toa, while the silhouette of El Horno rises in the distance like a sentinel overseeing the basin. The air in H. Rivera Colón feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and ripening vegetation, a sensory weight that clings to the skin during the long, golden afternoons. Even the nearby Unknown Local Park offers a quiet respite, its boundaries marked by the shifting shadows of broad-leafed trees that seem to breathe in the intense, equatorial light.
Economic life in H. Rivera Colón moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a place that understands the cycle of the rains and the demands of the soil. Historically, the labor of the region has been tied to the cultivation of the surrounding plains, where the labor of generations has left a quiet, enduring mark on the landscape. While the bustle of the distant coast remains six miles away, the identity of the people remains rooted in this interior geography, far from the tourist-heavy paths like the Paseo del Morro. The proximity to the water, though distant, informs the local character, creating a sense of belonging that flickers between the terrestrial stability of the inland fields and the vast, blue pull of the horizon. It is a place where the social fabric is held together by the quiet persistence of daily work, a rhythm that remains unaffected by the more frantic energy of the island’s busier centers.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 041° NE
- Plaza Pública de Toa Alta (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 277° W
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Lago La Plata (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 185° S
- Finca Vizcarrondo (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 191° S
- Bosque Estatal de Vega (State Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 281° W
- Bosque Estatal de Monte Choca (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 210° SW
- Caño Martín Peña Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.0 mi, 071° E
- Pantano Cibuco Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.8 mi, 305° NW
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 19.9 mi, 272° W · 29k acres
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.0 mi, 107° E · 10k acres
- Rio Mameyes, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.0 mi, 103° E · 1,219 acres
- Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.7 mi, 113° SE · 52k acres
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About This H. Rivera Colón Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of H. Rivera Colón, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.386428, -66.231296. 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 H. Rivera Colón includes the ZIP code (27378), telephone area code, county seat of Toa Alta 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. |
