Explore Piedra Gorda, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Piedra Gorda, 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 Piedra Gorda.
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 | Piedra Gorda |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Camuy County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.434113 |
| Longitude | -66.887677 |
| Population | 2,166 |
| Density | 1251.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00628 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
Piedra Gorda occupies a rugged expanse of island terrain where the humid breath of the tropics settles heavily against the limestone karst. It lies 10.1 miles east-southeast of Isabela, PR (from Isabela, PR: bearing 117°T), and is situated 4.3 miles southeast of Quebradillas. From the vantage of the Montañas Guarionex, which loom just three miles away, the land descends through the fractured, verdant topography of the Quebrada Margarita toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Puerto Arecibo. Sunlight here possesses a singular, golden weight, catching the broad leaves of tropical flora and casting long, sharp shadows across the limestone outcrops that define the local geology. Only four miles of undulating ground separate the soil of Piedra Gorda from the salt-sprayed reach of the coast, where the Peñon de Afuera breaks the rhythm of the waves. Three miles to the west, the quiet waters of Lago de Guajataco hold the sky in a mirror of deep, still blue, fed by the persistent, winding course of the Río Guajataca as it carves its path through the dense, living landscape.
History in Piedra Gorda persists in the stubborn resilience of the soil and the quiet endurance of those who cultivate it, balancing the demands of a modern economy with the inherited rhythms of the land. Proximity to the Refugio de Vida Silvestre Lago Guajataca offers a sanctuary for the local ecosystem, preserving the wild character of a region that remains distinct from the bustling centers of the island. The daily life of Piedra Gorda unfolds with a deliberate, unforced tempo, where the sounds of the nearby forest—the distant call of birds or the rustle of foliage—often carry further than the hum of motorized traffic. Residents maintain a connection to the geography that is both practical and profound, acknowledging the influence of the nearby Bosque Estatal de Guajataca on the climate and the temper of the afternoon rains. Here, the sense of belonging is shaped by the proximity of the water and the verticality of the terrain, grounding the people in a place that feels simultaneously anchored to its roots and open to the vast, salt-scented horizon.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Piedra Gorda, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.434113, -66.887677. 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 Piedra Gorda includes the ZIP code (00628), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Camuy 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. |