Arecibo geodata
Arecibo is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Puerto Rico in America/Puerto_Rico (GMT-4) time zone. With population of 49,318 people, there are 8 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Puerto Rico, 97.3% of cities are located further ↓South; 72.4% of cities are located further →East and 81.3% of cities have higher elevation than Arecibo. Note1
Arecibo GPS coordinates[2]
18° 28' 20.82" North, 66° 42' 56.628" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 19.13804°, | -67.41886° |
| Center: | 18.47245°, | -66.71573° |
| Lower-right: | 17.80427°, | -66.01261° |
| Map W x H: | 148.3×148.3 km | = 92.1×92.1mi |
| max Lat: | 18.50078° ⇑2.7% North |
| Arecibo: | 18.47245° |
| min Lat: | ⇓97.3% South 17.95358° |
| min Long | Arecibo | max Long |
| -67.2499° | -66.71573° | -65.30099° |
| W 27.6%⇐ | ⇒72.4% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Arecibo is 14 m = 46 ft, and this is 86.5 m = 284 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
655 m = 2149 ft | 81.3% |
| Avg. | 100.5 m = 330 ft | |
| Arecibo | 14 m = 46 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 18.7% |
See also: Arecibo elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Arecibo is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 552 km =343 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Arecibo |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 7953.1 | 4941.8 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 5347.2 | 3322.6 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 552 | 343 | to North |
| Equator | 2053.9 | 1276.2 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Arecibo: (largest is in red/bold)
• Animas
9 km =5.6 mi, 
109°
• Bajadero
6.1 km =3.8 mi, 
146°
• Bufalo
16.2 km =10.1 mi, 111°
• Camuy
13.7 km =8.5 mi, 
275°
• Carrizales
7.9 km =4.9 mi, 277°
• Corcovado
6.6 km =4.1 mi, 
256°
• Garrochales
15.9 km =9.9 mi, 
97°
• Hatillo
11.7 km =7.3 mi, 277°
• Imbery
17.7 km =11 mi, 102°
• La Alianza
14.6 km =9.1 mi, 
124°
• Quebrada
17.8 km =11.1 mi, 
223°
• Rafael Capo
10.1 km =6.3 mi, 223°
• Rafael Gonzalez
9 km =5.6 mi, 
236°
• Sabana Hoyos
11.6 km =7.2 mi, 111°
• Tiburones
14.9 km =9.3 mi, 107°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Puerto Rico existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
