Las Gaviotas Puerto Rico Map
Las Gaviotas, Puerto Rico — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Las Gaviotas, Toa Baja County.
Interactive Map of Las Gaviotas, Puerto Rico
| City | Las Gaviotas |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Toa Baja |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.437083 |
| Longitude | -66.190719 |
| Population | 476 |
| Density | 4811.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Las Gaviotas, Puerto Rico
Las Gaviotas is a locality in Toa Baja County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 476. The population density is 4811.8 people per km². Las Gaviotas is located at 18.4371°N, 66.1907°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.
Las Gaviotas breathes with the humid embrace of the Caribbean, a low-lying expanse where the land exhales a verdant, almost languid green. It lies 5.9 miles west-south-west of San Juan, PR (from San Juan, PR: bearing 250°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-west of Guaynabo. The terrain here is a gentle slope towards the sea, a place where mangrove roots, gnarled and ancient, grip the brackish earth, their intricate architecture a testament to the ceaseless interplay of fresh water and salt. The air, thick with the scent of salt spray and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen blossoms, hums with the persistent, almost soporific drone of unseen insects. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-heavy cloud cover, falls in broad, golden swathes, bleaching the dust from the narrow roads and warming the corrugated tin roofs of the modest dwellings that dot the landscape. This is a place where the horizon seems perpetually blurred, where the distinction between sea and sky becomes a matter of subtle shifts in hue. The story of Las Gaviotas is one etched by the ebb and flow of its proximity to the water, a history deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the fertile plains that lie inland. For generations, this coastal stretch has been a vital artery for the distribution of goods, its humble port once buzzing with the activity of schooners laden with sugar cane and tobacco, the lifeblood of the island's economy. While the large-scale plantations have largely faded, the spirit of enterprise endures, now channeled into smaller ventures – fishing fleets that still ply the nutrient-rich waters, and roadside stands that offer the vibrant, sun-ripened fruits of the land. The legacy of its past is not a ruin, but a quiet persistence, a reminder of the resilience of a people who have always drawn sustenance and identity from this sun-drenched, water-kissed corner of Puerto Rico.
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About This Las Gaviotas Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Las Gaviotas, Puerto Rico with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Las Gaviotas and Toa Baja County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Las Gaviotas is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Las Gaviotas is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
