Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Picheles
Cayo Picheles is a cay at 23°03′42″N 80°20′53″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Picheles: coast and water
10230 m at 164°: Laguna Tronconera (lagoon); 10450 m at 347°: Punta Real (point); 11280 m at 189°: Ensenada de Millones (cove); 11440 m at 45°: La Llama (channel); 11490 m at 149°: Laguna de Santiago (lagoon); 11820 m at 189°: Punta Jutía (point); 12340 m at 177°: Punta los Jimaguas (point); 13200 m at 65°: Bahía Obispo (bay).
Cayo Picheles: islands
5450 m at 318°: Cayo Barco Perdido (island); 6420 m at 80°: Cayo Alto (island); 6960 m at 66°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 7100 m at 189°: Cayo Ramajes (island); 7240 m at 276°: Cayo Mosquitico (island); 7960 m at 355°: Cayo Alcatraces (island); 9030 m at 153°: Cayo Guajiro (island); 10090 m at 323°: Cayo Basura (island); 10270 m at 60°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 11460 m at 54°: Cayo Quinchos (island); 11470 m at 327°: Cayo Blanquizal (island); 11710 m at 254°: Cayo Negrito (island).
Cayo Picheles: inland
14500 m at 174°: Manglar (locality); 15080 m at 208°: La Panchita (settlement); 16010 m at 178°: María Josefa (locality); 16230 m at 187°: Ferreiro (hamlet); 16440 m at 169°: Arroyo Hondo (stream); 16510 m at 193°: Villa Verde (hamlet).
Cayo Picheles: distances
13800 m at 186°: Salinas del Jatal; 15820 m at 234°: Playa La Fe; 20620 m at 192°: Rancho Veloz; 75720 m at 147°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 101810 m at 185°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 80920 m at 278°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 33630 m at 141°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Picheles: close by
2730 m at 230°: Cayo Frío (cay); 3340 m at 47°: Cayo Espartillo (cay); 3880 m at 129°: Cayo Coco (cay); 4050 m at 172°: Cayo Cayeras (cay); 4870 m at 261°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 5020 m at 148°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 5350 m at 173°: Cayo Negro (cay); 5460 m at 318°: Cayo Barco Perdido (cay); 5790 m at 334°: Cayo Cera (cay); 6200 m at 291°: Cayo Mosquito (cay); 6420 m at 80°: Cayo Alto (cay); 6620 m at 215°: Cayo Levisa (cay).
Cayo Picheles: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 salt works, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón.
14900 m at 208°: El Círculo (cuban cuisine & lechón).
Cayo Picheles: marine life records
13 records of 4 species within 10 km, 2005 to 2005: 10 marine mammals, 2 corals, 1 molluscs. That is 4.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 10 (marine mammals); Ellisella schmitti, 1 (corals); Plexaura kuna, 1 (corals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 10.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Picheles: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
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.