Rafael Hernández Puerto Rico Map
Explore Rafael Hernández, 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 Rafael Hernández, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Rafael Hernández, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rafael Hernández, 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 Rafael Hernández.
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 | Rafael Hernández |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Aguadilla County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.450691 |
| Longitude | -67.061669 |
| Population | 1,324 |
| Density | 1525.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Rafael Hernández, Puerto Rico
Rafael Hernández is a locality in Aguadilla County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,324. The population density is 1525.0 people per km². Rafael Hernández is located at 18.4507°N, 67.0617°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.Rafael Hernández occupies a high, sun-bleached plateau where the trade winds push steadily against the limestone edges of the island. It lies 4.2 miles southwest of Isabela, PR (from Isabela, PR: bearing 215°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east-northeast of Aguadilla. The landscape surrounding Rafael Hernández is defined by a rugged, porous terrain that drops toward the distant Bahía de Aguadilla, while the silhouette of Monte Encantado rises three miles away to anchor the horizon. Water gathers in the seasonal flow of the Canal Principal de Diversón, tracing a path through the brush, and the air carries the sharp, salt-heavy scent of the coast despite the distance. During the quiet hours of the afternoon, the heat shimmers over the dry scrub, and the light turns a pale, brittle gold that clarifies the lines of the distant limestone ridges.
History clings to Rafael Hernández through its transformation from a military airfield into a civilian center, a shift that rearranged the local economy and redirected the flow of people and goods across the region. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the weight of transition, balancing the quietude of the nearby Unknown Local Park with the lingering memory of its strategic past. Residents often walk the Vereda de las Cotorras to escape the hum of the nearby airport, finding a different sort of stillness in the shade of the trees. While the deeper, cooler waters of Lago de Guajataco remain ten miles away, the community maintains a distinct character forged by the intersection of aviation, regional agriculture, and the enduring, restless tide of the Atlantic that waits just beyond the horizon.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 044° NE
- Parque Sol y Mar (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 046° NE
- Bosque Estatal de Guajataca (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 113° SE
- Refugio de Vida Silvestre Lago Guajataca (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 112° E
- Reserva Natural Caño La Boquilla (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 206° SW
- Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 15.0 mi, 241° SW
- Cavernas del Río Camuy (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 116° SE
- Arrecifes de Tourmaline Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 23.7 mi, 213° SW
- Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 260° W · 648 acres
- Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.6 mi, 192° S · 5,583 acres
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 34.5 mi, 097° E · 29k acres
- Parque Nacional Punta Guilarte (State Park) — 68.4 mi, 120° SE
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About This Rafael Hernández Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rafael Hernández, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.450691, -67.061669. 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 Rafael Hernández includes the ZIP code, telephone area code, county seat of Aguadilla 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. |
