Santa Clara Puerto Rico Map
Explore Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Santa Clara, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara.
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 | Santa Clara |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | San Juan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.196624 |
| Longitude | -65.970997 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00703 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Santa Clara, Puerto Rico
Santa Clara is a locality in San Juan County, Puerto Rico, United States. Santa Clara is located at 18.1966°N, 65.9710°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00703.Santa Clara occupies a sun-drenched expanse where the land leans toward the sea, defined by the quiet persistence of the tropical light. It lies 1.3 miles east of Guaynabo, PR (from Guaynabo, PR: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of San Juan. The topography unfolds with a subtle complexity, marked by the nearby Quebrada Frailes, which carves a shallow, verdant path through the neighborhood, while the persistent flow of the Río Guaynabo provides a rhythmic pulse to the surrounding terrain. To the south, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Altos de la Mesa anchors the horizon, a constant reminder of the island’s mountainous spine, while the proximity of the Unknown Local Park offers a modest, unadorned space where the local flora thrives in the humid air. The atmosphere here carries the salt-heavy weight of the nearby Bahía de Puerto Nuevo, a reminder that the ocean is never far from the collective consciousness, even as the inland heat shimmers over the pavement.
Santa Clara carries the quiet weight of a place built on layers of transition, where the echoes of colonial influence have long since dissolved into the pragmatism of modern daily life. The economy sustains itself through a steady, industrious rhythm, drawing strength from the commerce that ripples outward from the capital, yet maintaining a distinct character that feels apart from the frantic pace of the urban center. Residents move through their days with a measured intention, finding common ground in the shared shade of local plazas or the persistent, low-frequency hum of industry that defines the outskirts. Though the lure of the distant Paseo del Morro or the serenity of the Bosque Estatal de Piñones draws people away on weekends, the inhabitants of Santa Clara find a particular satisfaction in the mundane beauty of their own streets, where the evening shadow stretches long and thin across the concrete, marking the end of another day in a place that has learned to thrive in the margins.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 198° S
- Parque de Santa Rosa (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 297° NW
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 046° NE · 29k acres
- Luquillo Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.5 mi, 046° NE
- Bosque Estatal de Carite (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 206° SW
- Reserva Natural Sistema de Cuevas y Cavernas de Aguas Buenas (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 285° W
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.2 mi, 057° NE · 10k acres
- El Pantano, Bosque de Pterocarpus y Lagunas Mandry y Santa Teresa Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 12.6 mi, 105° E
- Rio Icacos, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.8 mi, 069° E · 708 acres
- Punta Yegüas Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.4 mi, 144° SE
- Rio Mameyes, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.5 mi, 065° NE · 1,219 acres
- Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 102° E · 52k acres
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About This Santa Clara Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa Clara, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.196624, -65.970997. 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 Santa Clara includes the ZIP code (00703), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of San Juan 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. |
