Cays & islands · Pinar del Río

Cayo Médano

Satellite view of Cayo Médano, Cuba
Cayo Médano (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Médano is a cay at 22°43′25″N 84°00′18″W in Pinar del Río province.

GPS 22.72375, -84.0050322°43′25″N 84°00′18″W

Cayo Médano: coast and water

940 m at 147°: Médano de Jutías (reef); 1430 m at 237°: Pasa de la Laja (channel); 2210 m at 235°: Punta Jutías (point); 2360 m at 109°: Fondeadero El Quebrado (anchorage); 2470 m at 65°: Pasa Honda (channel); 2900 m at 204°: Ensenada Sardinero (cove); 6700 m at 117°: Ensenada del Río (bay); 7260 m at 94°: Punta Tingo (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Médano
Cayo Médano, wider

Cayo Médano: islands

940 m at 147°: Cayo Restinga del Palo (island); 3290 m at 235°: Cayo Jutías (island); 5970 m at 139°: Cayos La Garza (island group); 5970 m at 139°: Cayos de Santa Lucía (island group); 9020 m at 215°: Cayo Pimienta (island); 9610 m at 88°: Los Cayuelos (island group); 16260 m at 78°: Cayos Boquerones (island group); 16980 m at 241°: Archipiélago de los Colorados (island group); 22470 m at 73°: Cayo Largo (island); 22490 m at 73°: Cayo Prieto (island); 22910 m at 66°: Cayo Inés de Soto (island); 25870 m at 71°: Cayos Legua (island group).

Cayo Médano: inland

8160 m at 169°: Sitio Abajo (hamlet); 8490 m at 138°: Santa Lucia (airfield); 8500 m at 165°: Las Tunas (locality); 8500 m at 165°: Paso de Dios (locality); 9090 m at 154°: Viajaca (locality); 9760 m at 122°: El Venero (hamlet).

Cayo Médano: distances

8220 m at 149°: Santa Lucía; 16750 m at 160°: Minas de Matahambre; 22780 m at 227°: Playa Alejo; 159880 m at 128°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 131960 m at 77°: Port of Mariel (port); 136030 m at 226°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).

Protected: 27070 m at 124°: Parque Nacional Viñales.

Cayo Médano: close by

940 m at 147°: Cayo Restinga del Palo (cay); 940 m at 147°: Médano de Jutías (reef); 3290 m at 235°: Cayo Jutías (cay); 3670 m at 37°: Arrecifes de Los Colorados (reef); 5970 m at 139°: Cayos de Santa Lucía (island group); 5970 m at 139°: Cayos La Garza (island group); 6920 m at 42°: Cabezo El Tingo (reef); 9020 m at 215°: Cayo Pimienta (cay); 9610 m at 88°: Los Cayuelos (island group); 16260 m at 78°: Cayos Boquerones (island group); 16980 m at 241°: Archipiélago de los Colorados (island group); 22460 m at 73°: Cayo Largo (cay).

Cayo Médano: on and around

Within 15 km: 17 guest houses & hostels, 7 stores & supermarkets, 6 factories & works, 5 schools, 4 urban parks & plazas, 4 mines & quarries, 2 marinas, 2 places of worship, 2 garages & car services, 1 attractions.

6140 m at 238°: Punta César y Ella (attractions); 6790 m at 146°: Puerto Santa Lucía (marinas); 6850 m at 145°: Santa Lucia (marinas); 7000 m at 146°: Teminal Santa Lucia (stations & terminals); 7010 m at 146°: Parque de Santa Lucía (urban parks & plazas); 7060 m at 154°: La Ceniza (mines & quarries); 7120 m at 147°: Área de Festejo (urban parks & plazas); 7120 m at 148°: Villa Amanecer (guest houses & hostels); 7180 m at 141°: Balcon al Mar (guest houses & hostels); 7210 m at 142°: El Palmar (guest houses & hostels); 7260 m at 148°: José Martí (urban parks & plazas); 7630 m at 151°: Campo de Fútbol (stadiums & sport); 8450 m at 143°: Paladar Rosymar (cuban cuisine & lechón).

Cayo Médano: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

Getting to Cayo Médano

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Sources and data

Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (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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