Buena Vista, PR Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Buena Vista, Puerto Rico, shaded from 130 ft on the southeast side to 360 ft at the foot of the Sierra de Guardarraya
Elevation
360 ft 110 m300 ft 90 m270 ft 85 m220 ft 65 m160 ft 50 m130 ft 40 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official Census boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Buena Vista sits at about 170 ft (55 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
170 ft 55 m
most residents: 150–240 ft
Lowest
130 ft 40 m
on the southeast side
Highest
360 ft 110 m
at the foot of the Sierra de Guardarraya
Average
190 ft 60 m
all land inside the Census boundary

Buena Vista spans about 230 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
170 ft55 m
Highest point
Inside the Census boundary, at the foot of the Sierra de Guardarraya
360 ft110 m
Lowest point
Inside the Census boundary, on the southeast side
130 ft40 m
Town center
USGS map point for Buena Vista
160 ft50 m
Average of all land190 ft60 m

Elevation profile, south to north

0.5 mi south to north through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Buena Vista, Puerto Rico, shaded from 130 ft on the southeast side to 360 ft at the foot of the Sierra de Guardarraya
Census boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Community (census-designated) in Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico, United States
Population
1,253 2020 Census
Land area
0.3 sq mi
Density
4,396 per sq mi
Coordinates
17.9964° N, 66.0518° W
Time zone
Atlantic UTC−4, no daylight saving
Drains to
Caribbean Sea
ZIP codes 1
00714
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. G. L. García1,420 ft
  2. Pueblito del Carmen1,170 ft
  3. Yaurel580 ft
  4. Olimpo320 ft
  5. Corazón240 ft
  6. Palo Seco190 ft
  7. Buena Vista170 ft
  8. Lamboglia170 ft
  9. Playita110 ft
  10. Palmas60 ft
  11. Jobos30 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Monte Jayuya4,310 ft
  • Monte Guilarte3,954 ft
  • El Toro3,480 ft
  • Cerro Piedra Gorda1,480 ft
  • Cerro Boca del Infierno890 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the Census boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census Census boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: Puerto Rico Vertical Datum of 2002 (PRVD02). NGS plans to replace PRVD02 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Buena Vista is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.