Tierras Nuevas Poniente Puerto Rico Map
Explore Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tierras Nuevas Poniente, 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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente.
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 | Tierras Nuevas Poniente |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Manatà County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.46189 |
| Longitude | -66.488505 |
| Population | 4,029 |
| Density | 1679.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 46189 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
Tierras Nuevas Poniente is a locality in Manatà County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,029. The population density is 1679.4 people per km². Tierras Nuevas Poniente is located at 18.4619°N, 66.4885°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 46189.Tierras Nuevas Poniente occupies a landscape defined by the rhythmic pull of the Atlantic, where the salt-heavy air drifts inland from the nearby Mar Chiquita. It lies 2.1 miles north of Manatí, PR (from Manatí, PR: bearing 356°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Vega Baja. The terrain here holds a quiet intensity, characterized by low-lying ground that yields to the steady humidity of the tropics. A localized stillness lingers over the Unknown Local Park, where the vegetation grows thick and unmanicured, thriving in the warmth that defines the island’s northern coast. Though the horizon remains largely level, the distant silhouette of Cerro Guarico provides a singular, grounded anchor to the southern view, reminding the observer of the rugged topography that shapes the wider region beyond these plains.
Tierras Nuevas Poniente carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, having evolved from a landscape once dominated by the labor of the soil into a settlement that balances modern living with the persistent influence of the nearby Río Grande de Manati. The currents of the river have long dictated the movement of goods and people, carving a path through the earth that mirrors the slow, deliberate pace of daily life in the neighborhood. Residents operate within a sphere where the proximity to the coast influences the local economy, favoring a lifestyle that remains tethered to the water even as the demands of the modern world press inward. In the quiet hours of the afternoon, the light turns a pale, bruised gold, illuminating the simple architecture of a place that feels simultaneously anchored to its origins and drifting toward an uncertain, expansive future.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 292° W
- Reserva Natural Laguna Tortuguero (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 074° E
- Laguna Tortuguero Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.8 mi, 074° E
- Hacienda La Esperanza Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.5 mi, 311° NW
- Area Recreativa Playa Los Tubos (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 077° E
- Bosque Estatal de Cambalache (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 228° SW
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 5.2 mi, 215° SW · 29k acres
- Reserva Natural Caño Tiburones (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 274° W
- Bosque Estatal de Vega (State Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 106° E
- Cavernas del Río Camuy (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 250° W
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 43.6 mi, 107° E · 10k acres
- Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 64.2 mi, 111° E · 52k acres
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About This Tierras Nuevas Poniente Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.46189, -66.488505. 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 Tierras Nuevas Poniente includes the ZIP code (46189), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Manatà 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. |
