Monserrate Puerto Rico Map
Explore Monserrate, 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 Monserrate, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Monserrate, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Monserrate, 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 Monserrate.
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 | Monserrate |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Vega Baja County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 17.98191 |
| Longitude | -66.297668 |
| Population | 2,523 |
| Density | 1201.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00985 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Monserrate, Puerto Rico
Monserrate is a locality in Vega Baja County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,523. The population density is 1201.2 people per km². Monserrate is located at 17.9819°N, 66.2977°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00985.Monserrate reveals its character through the steady, patient pulse of the Río Cibuco, which traces a life-giving arc through the verdant lowlands. It lies 1.9 miles east-southeast of Vega Baja, PR (from Vega Baja, PR: bearing 106°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-southwest of Dorado. The landscape unfolds as a series of humid, emerald stretches where the air holds the heavy, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening vegetation. To the south, the distant profile of the Montañas de Corozal anchors the horizon in a soft, hazy violet, while the immediate surroundings remain defined by the dense, protected canopy of the nearby Bosque Estatal de Vega. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it thickens, turning the afternoon humidity into a golden, almost liquid weight that slows the pace of the day to a deliberate, thoughtful crawl.
Economic rhythms in Monserrate remain tethered to the fertile soil and the proximity to the coast, where the currents of the Boca del Cibuco influence the maritime character of the region. History lingers in the quiet margins of the land, shaped by generations who have looked toward the sea and the distant silhouette of Isla de Cerro Gordo as constants in an ever-shifting tropical climate. The local culture reflects an enduring sense of place, where the legacy of agrarian labor meets a modern, quiet resilience. Whether observing the distant, shimmering expanse of the Lagos de Levitttown or the intricate, labyrinthine paths of the Quebrada Mueresolo, one senses that Monserrate persists as a distinct point of arrival, defined as much by its internal stillness as by the vast, surrounding geography.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 093° E
- Plaza Publica de Salinas (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 185° S
- Reserva Nacional de Investigación Estuarina de Bahía de Jobos (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 135° SE
- Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.1 mi, 135° SE
- Punta Petrona Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.7 mi, 250° W
- Reserva Natural Punta Petrona (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 251° W
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 9.1 mi, 064° NE · 29k acres
- Parque Nacional Punta Guilarte (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 107° E
- Bosque Estatal de Carite (State Resource Management Area) — 13.0 mi, 065° NE
- Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro (State Resource Management Area) — 17.6 mi, 318° NW
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.3 mi, 056° NE · 10k acres
- Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.0 mi, 080° E · 52k acres
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About This Monserrate Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Monserrate, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.98191, -66.297668. 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 Monserrate includes the ZIP code (00985), 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. |
