Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayo El Obispo

Satellite view of Cayo El Obispo, Cuba
Cayo El Obispo (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo El Obispo is a cay at 22°24′02″N 79°08′54″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 22.40046, -79.1483722°24′02″N 79°08′54″W

Cayo El Obispo: coast and water

90 m at 280°: Punta del Obispo (point); 2220 m at 105°: Ensenada de las Palmas (cove); 6340 m at 94°: Restinga de Cayo Palma (shoal); 9490 m at 261°: Punta La Coscorrona (point); 10290 m at 99°: Ensenada de Guayarúes (cove); 10730 m at 94°: Punta de Guayarúes (point); 13060 m at 264°: Playa Bofill (beach); 14180 m at 284°: Pasa Langosta (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayo El Obispo
Cayo El Obispo, wider

Cayo El Obispo: islands

2490 m at 305°: Cayo Almita (island); 3540 m at 301°: Cayo Redras (island); 3570 m at 287°: Cayo Cueva (island); 4270 m at 288°: Cayo Fábrica (island); 4810 m at 105°: Cayo Palma (island); 6140 m at 296°: Cayo Guainabo (island); 9540 m at 289°: Cayo Salinas (island); 11920 m at 269°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (island); 13900 m at 292°: Cayo Lucas (island).

Cayo El Obispo: inland

2560 m at 106°: Cueva Grande, Caguanes (cave); 2630 m at 119°: Cueva del Casco, Caguanes (cave); 2810 m at 120°: Cueva del Pirata, Caguanes (cave); 2830 m at 110°: Cueva de los Chivos, Caguanes (cave); 6080 m at 212°: Almiquí (hamlet); 6500 m at 235°: Río Yaguajay (stream).

Cayo El Obispo: distances

8940 m at 258°: Playa Victoria; 11320 m at 256°: Playa de Carbó; 11990 m at 229°: Yaguajay; 82310 m at 277°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 135790 m at 258°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 53730 m at 67°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 880 m at 323°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 14540 m at 202°: Jobo Rosado; 18130 m at 215°: Flora y Fauna.

Cayo El Obispo: close by

2490 m at 305°: Cayo Almita (cay); 3540 m at 301°: Cayo Redras (cay); 3570 m at 287°: Cayo Cueva (cay); 4270 m at 288°: Cayo Fábrica (cay); 4810 m at 105°: Cayo Palma (cay); 5890 m at 296°: Cayo Guainarao (cay); 6130 m at 296°: Cayo Guainabo (cay); 9530 m at 289°: Cayo Salinas (cay); 11920 m at 269°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (cay); 13900 m at 292°: Cayo Lucas (cay); 15750 m at 356°: Cayos Las Loras (island group); 15780 m at 355°: Cayo Las Loras (cay).

Cayo El Obispo: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 guest houses & hostels, 4 places of worship, 3 historic & heritage, 3 sugar mills & refineries, 2 parks & reserves, 2 museums, 2 government & embassies, 2 urban parks & plazas, 2 libraries, 2 theatres & arts.

880 m at 323°: Parque Nacional Caguanes (parks & reserves); 10960 m at 226°: Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos (museums); 11020 m at 225°: Mausoleo de los Caídos en el Frente Norte de Las Villas (historic & heritage); 11050 m at 226°: Monumento a Camilo Cienfuegos (historic & heritage); 12030 m at 228°: Hostal Fuente Verde (guest houses & hostels); 12030 m at 227°: Casa de Francisco AY (guest houses & hostels); 12060 m at 225°: Casa de DDC (guest houses & hostels); 12180 m at 227°: Parque Martí (urban parks & plazas); 12220 m at 238°: Proclama de Narcisa (historic & heritage); 12260 m at 229°: América Libre (theatres & arts); 12270 m at 226°: Museo Municipal Polivalente de Yaguajay (museums); 12270 m at 228°: Parque Agramonte (urban parks & plazas); 12290 m at 228°: Casa de cultura Raúl Ferrer (theatres & arts).

Cayo El Obispo: marine life records

4 records of 4 species within 10 km, 2026 to 2026: 4 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo El Obispo: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

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Sources and data

Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.

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