Cays & islands · Cienfuegos

Cayo Piedra

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

Cayo Piedra is a cay at 21°38′24″N 81°33′56″W in Cienfuegos province.

GPS 21.64013, -81.5654621°38′24″N 81°33′56″W

Cayo Piedra: coast and water

6920 m at 207°: Arrecifes Los Ballenatos (reef); 7340 m at 87°: Punta Gancho (point); 18970 m at 71°: Punta Iguanita (point); 25080 m at 273°: Canaliito Estopa (channel); 27210 m at 275°: Canalizo Rosario (channel); 32420 m at 26°: Herradura de la Sagua (shoal); 36000 m at 50°: Médano Vizcaíno (reef); 36530 m at 269°: Ensenada Media Luna (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Piedra
Cayo Piedra, wider

Cayo Piedra: islands

4050 m at 253°: Cayería Los Majáes (island group); 9700 m at 265°: Cayo Rico (island); 22400 m at 269°: Cayo Estopita (island); 26780 m at 275°: Cayo Rosarito (island); 32040 m at 278°: Cayo Francesito (island); 36610 m at 268°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 39290 m at 278°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 41730 m at 65°: Cayo Arenoso (island); 41760 m at 89°: Cayos de Dios (island group); 45360 m at 262°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 47000 m at 269°: Cayo La Luz (island); 47000 m at 348°: Cayo Bonito (island).

Cayo Piedra: inland

3520 m at 132°: Barcelo cayo largo (hotel); 5860 m at 142°: Villa Iguana (hotel); 5950 m at 131°: Cayo Largo del Sur (settlement); 6780 m at 133°: Lindamar Hotel (hotel); 7480 m at 128°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 13150 m at 88°: Los Cocos (hamlet).

Cayo Piedra: distances

5600 m at 172°: Paradise Beach; 6300 m at 127°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 67160 m at 33°: Playa Los Cocos; 3310 m at 143°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 129220 m at 64°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 2900 m at 196°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo Piedra: close by

300 m at 195°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 1890 m at 174°: Diving Center (reef); 4050 m at 253°: Cayería Los Majáes (island group); 6860 m at 202°: Cayo Hijo de los Ballenatos (cay); 6920 m at 207°: Arrecifes Los Ballenatos (reef); 7340 m at 261°: Cayos Alcatraces (cay); 8580 m at 102°: Cayo Largo (cay); 8580 m at 102°: Cayo Largo (reef); 8580 m at 102°: Cayo Largo (fishing); 9700 m at 265°: Cayo Rico (cay); 10180 m at 228°: Cayo los Ballenatos (cay); 10180 m at 228°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group).

Cayo Piedra: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 attractions, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 stations & terminals, 1 museums, 1 cigars & tobacco, 1 marinas, 1 power plants.

1480 m at 164°: Parque Uneca (urban parks & plazas); 1550 m at 185°: Transporte público y otros. Catamaranes (stations & terminals); 1760 m at 179°: Museo Cayo Largo (museums); 1800 m at 179°: Pesca deportiva (attractions); 1810 m at 180°: Club House (attractions); 1930 m at 176°: Marina Cayo Largo (marinas); 2570 m at 211°: Iguanas (attractions); 3630 m at 186°: Dolphinarium (attractions); 5860 m at 201°: Arrecife de coral (attractions); 6540 m at 131°: Vivero el cocodrilo (attractions).

Cayo Piedra: marine life records

1544 records of 461 species within 10 km, 1948 to 2026: 562 molluscs, 437 fish, 307 corals, 101 sponges, 75 seabirds and shorebirds, 21 echinoderms, 20 crustaceans, 8 seagrass and algae, 7 other, 6 sharks and rays. That is 491.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 46 (corals); Porites astreoides, 43 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 43 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 37 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 33 (fish); Scarus iseri, 30 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 30 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 28 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 28 (fish); Demospongiae, 26 (sponges); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 24 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 24 (corals).

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

Cayo Piedra: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

VisaSafetyWeather

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.

← All cays & islandsCays, diving, fishing and archaeology