Palmas geodata
Palmas (Arroyo) is a populated place; located in Puerto Rico in America/Puerto_Rico (GMT-4) time zone. With population of 2,829 people, there are 107 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Puerto Rico, 92.9% of cities are located further ↑North; 74.7% of cities are located further ←West and 58.2% of cities have lower elevation than Palmas. Note1
Palmas GPS coordinates[2]
17° 59' 13.884" North, 66° 1' 31.584" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 18.65467°, | -66.72857° |
| Center: | 17.98719°, | -66.02544° |
| Lower-right: | 17.31718°, | -65.32232° |
| Map W x H: | 148.7×148.7 km | = 92.4×92.4mi |
| max Lat: | 18.50078° ⇑92.9% North |
| Palmas: | 17.98719° |
| min Lat: | ⇓7.1% South 17.95358° |
| min Long | Palmas | max Long |
| -67.2499° | -66.02544° | -65.30099° |
| W 74.7%⇐ | ⇒25.3% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Palmas is 68 m = 223 ft, and this is 32.5 m = 107 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
655 m = 2149 ft | 41.8% |
| Avg. | 100.5 m = 330 ft | |
| Palmas | 68 m = 223 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 58.2% |
See also: Puerto Rico elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Palmas is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 605.9 km =376.5 mi to North.| Distance of | km | miles | from Palmas |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 8007.1 | 4975.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 5401.2 | 3356.1 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 605.9 | 376.5 | to North |
| Equator | 2000 | 1242.7 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Palmas: (largest is in red/bold)
• Arroyo
4.5 km =2.8 mi, 
237°
• Buena Vista
3 km =1.9 mi, 
290°
• Corazón
6.3 km =3.9 mi, 
275°
• Emajagua
15.2 km =9.4 mi, 
84°
• Guayama
9.3 km =5.8 mi, 
267°
• Jobos
15.2 km =9.4 mi, 
256°
• Lamboglia
4.3 km =2.7 mi, 
98°
• Martorell
16.7 km =10.4 mi, 
53°
• Maunabo
13.5 km =8.4 mi, 80°
• Olimpo
8.9 km =5.5 mi, 280°
• Palo Seco
9.6 km =6 mi, 76°
• Patillas
2.4 km =1.5 mi, 
25°
• Playita
14 km =8.7 mi, 
62°
• Rosa Sanchez
14.4 km =8.9 mi, 55°
• Yaurel
5.5 km =3.4 mi, 
322°
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
