Ponce Harbor
Bahía de Ponce is a bay in Barrio Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Bay is home to the most important commercial harbor on the Puerto Rico south coast and the second largest in Puerto Rico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Bahía de Ponce” and “Ponce Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isla Cardona and Cardona’s Island Lighthouse.
Isla Cardona
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isla Cardona, also known as Sor Isolina Ferré Island, is a small, uninhabited island located 1.30 nautical miles south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore across from Barrio Playa, on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Cardona’s Island Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cardona Island Light is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island, a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
United States Customs House
Police station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The U.S. Customs House, located at Bonaire and Aduana streets in barrio La Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the oldest customs house in Puerto Rico, and the only one of its type under the U.S. flag.
Ponce Harbor
- Category: body of water
- Location: Playa, Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.97386° or 17° 58′ 26″ northLongitude
-66.63323° or 66° 37′ 60″ westOpen location code
779MX9F8+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 368381618OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4566884Wikidata ID
Q31897513
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Ponce Harbor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bahia de Ponce”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Ponce (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Ponce”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Ponce Harbor”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lirios del Sur and Residencial Caribe ‘José ’Chegüí‘ Torres Rivera’.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Las Hojitas and Playa Chencha.
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