Ceiba State Forest

Ceiba State Forest, which also includes the Ceiba Nature Reserve, is a mangrove forest and nature reserve located in the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, in the municipalities of Ceiba and Fajardo.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: state forest in Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Ceiba Forest”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Diego Jiménez Torres Airport.

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Diego Jiménez Torres Airport was a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located 1 mile south of Fajardo, a city in Puerto Rico.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ceiba and Roosevelt Roads.

Ceiba is a small seaside town and municipality of Puerto Rico. This small town is the former site of the Roosevelt Roads US Naval Base and the current site of the Ceiba State Forest, one of the largest mangrove forests in the island.

Roosevelt Roads

Quarter

Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, or simply Roosevelt Roads, is an active United States Navy base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The Roosevelt Roads Naval Station includes José Aponte de la Torre Airport, a public use airport. Roosevelt Roads is situated 9 km south of Ceiba State Forest.

Ceiba State Forest

Categories: state forest, forest, and recreation area
Location: Fajardo, Eastern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.32054° or 18° 19′ 14″ north

Longitude

-65.62998° or 65° 37′ 48″ west

Elevation

4 metres (13 feet)

Open location code

77CP89CC+62

OpenStreetMap ID

way 266577666

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4562925

Wikidata ID

Q31925104

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Ceiba State Forest” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bosque Estatal de Ceiba”
Spanish: “Bosque de Ceiba”
Spanish: “Bosque estatal de Ceiba”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Villa Marina heliport and Cayo Ahogado.

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