Hato Candal Puerto Rico Map
Explore Hato Candal, 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 Hato Candal, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Hato Candal, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hato Candal, 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 Hato Candal.
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 | Hato Candal |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | RÃo Grande County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.374394 |
| Longitude | -65.787108 |
| Population | 1,511 |
| Density | 1050.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00721 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Hato Candal, Puerto Rico
Hato Candal is a locality in RÃo Grande County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,511. The population density is 1050.2 people per km². Hato Candal is located at 18.3744°N, 65.7871°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00721.Hato Candal emerges from the verdant landscape as a modest enclave where the heavy, humid air carries the salt-tinged promise of the distant Ensenada Comezón. It lies 3.9 miles east of Río Grande, PR (from Río Grande, PR: bearing 88°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-northwest of Fajardo. The topography here is defined by a subtle, tectonic patience, marked by the proximity of the looming Cerro Bravo and the drainage of the nearby Quebrada Culebra. Water defines the periphery of the land, as the Caño Rodríguez carves a slow, deliberate path through the low-lying terrain, feeding the moisture-rich soil that supports a lush, tropical persistence. Beyond the immediate clearing, the horizon is anchored by the deep, emerald silhouette of El Yunque National Forest, a presence that dictates the quality of the light, shifting it from a sharp, midday brilliance to a soft, diffused gold as the sun retreats.
History in Hato Candal is not written in grand monuments but in the quiet, persistent rhythms of the land and the resilient economy of those who work it. The nearby Reserva Natural del Río Espíritu Santo serves as a vital ecological boundary, preserving the wild character that has long defined this part of the island. Those seeking the reach of the sea often traverse the Vereda La Coca Trail, a path that links the terrestrial intensity of the forest to the wider, open expanses of the coast. Life here maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the dual heritage of a people connected to the deep, interior traditions of the island and the ever-present influence of the surrounding tides. It is a place where the modern pulse of daily labor finds a steady equilibrium against the backdrop of a geography that remains, in its essential parts, untamed and deeply rooted.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Reserva Natural del Río Espíritu Santo (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 330° NW
- Río Espíritu Santo Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.8 mi, 330° NW
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 125° SE
- Luquillo Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 1.9 mi, 166° S
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 1.9 mi, 166° S · 29k acres
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.0 mi, 192° S · 10k acres
- Rio Mameyes, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.5 mi, 150° SE · 1,219 acres
- Parque Balneario La Monseratte (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 082° E
- Rio De La Mina, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.5 mi, 165° S · 623 acres
- Bano De Oro Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.8 mi, 164° S
- Reserva Natural Corredor Ecológico del Noreste (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 094° E
- Cabezas de San Juan Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.4 mi, 087° E
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About This Hato Candal Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hato Candal, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.374394, -65.787108. 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 Hato Candal includes the ZIP code (00721), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of RÃo Grande 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. |
