Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Hicacal
Cayo Hicacal is a cay at 23°04′02″N 80°04′39″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Hicacal: coast and water
1140 m at 304°: Punta Boca de Sagua (point); 5410 m at 271°: Punta de Chibolo (point); 5570 m at 280°: Punta de Piedras (point); 6500 m at 285°: La Canaleja (channel); 6670 m at 108°: Punta Chernas (point); 7270 m at 121°: Ensenada de la Glorieta (inlet); 8500 m at 224°: Ensenada Rincón del Infierno (cove); 9140 m at 111°: Punta Prácticos (point).
Cayo Hicacal: islands
710 m at 103°: Cayo Esquivel del Norte (island); 1780 m at 169°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (island); 7120 m at 272°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (island); 7600 m at 270°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 8110 m at 194°: Cayos Empalizada de Barlovento (island group); 8210 m at 134°: Cayo Iguana (island); 8310 m at 114°: Cayo del Cristo (island); 9380 m at 233°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (island); 10380 m at 244°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 14750 m at 257°: Los Conucos (island); 15530 m at 128°: Cayo Maravillas (island); 16260 m at 239°: Cayo La Chiva (island).
Cayo Hicacal: inland
16130 m at 155°: Sagua la Grande (stream); 18720 m at 187°: Roldán (locality); 18910 m at 185°: Júcaro (hamlet); 20470 m at 177°: Hacienda Ganadera (hamlet); 20830 m at 191°: Alcover (locality); 20850 m at 175°: Vegetales (settlement).
Cayo Hicacal: distances
15550 m at 163°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 15690 m at 155°: Isabela de Sagua; 21970 m at 220°: Playa de Durán; 65390 m at 168°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 108550 m at 200°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 108350 m at 276°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 27740 m at 194°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Hicacal: close by
710 m at 103°: Cayo Esquivel del Norte (cay); 1780 m at 169°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (cay); 2590 m at 153°: Cayo Esquivel (cay); 4760 m at 303°: Cayo Arbolito (cay); 5110 m at 195°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 5130 m at 301°: Cayuelo de Gandón (cay); 5580 m at 161°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 5820 m at 105°: Cayuelo del Cristo (cay); 5920 m at 297°: Cayos Gandón (island group); 7120 m at 272°: Cayo Empalizada de Sotavento (cay); 7170 m at 223°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (cay); 7600 m at 270°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group).
Cayo Hicacal: marine life records
384 records of 112 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2001: 278 fish, 84 corals, 10 crustaceans, 5 other, 4 molluscs, 3 sharks and rays. That is 122.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Acropora palmata, 18 (corals); Montastraea cavernosa, 16 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 14 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 14 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 14 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 14 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 13 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 12 (fish); Anisotremus virginicus, 9 (fish); Lophogobius cyprinoides, 8 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 8 (corals).
Months with records, sharks and rays: Apr 2, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Hicacal: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Hicacal
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Cristo stands about 9.7 km away.
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.