Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Piedras del Norte
Cayo Piedras del Norte is a cay at 23°14′35″N 81°07′13″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Piedras del Norte: coast and water
5210 m at 185°: Punta Lisa Segunda (point); 5590 m at 238°: Bajo del Francés (shoal); 6250 m at 206°: Estero de Marco (cove); 6290 m at 178°: Punta de Morlas (point); 7330 m at 203°: Ensenada Punta Hicacos (bay); 7570 m at 223°: Playa Rincón Frances (beach); 9780 m at 228°: Punta Chapelín (point); 10840 m at 102°: Punta Carenero (point).
Cayo Piedras del Norte: islands
2680 m at 239°: Cayo Monito (island); 4030 m at 51°: Cayo Mono (island); 5740 m at 185°: Cayo Libertad (island); 6340 m at 182°: Cayo Molas (island); 7050 m at 178°: Cayo Buba (island); 8810 m at 168°: Cayo Diana (island); 8830 m at 150°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 10290 m at 120°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 11770 m at 97°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 12010 m at 115°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 12520 m at 88°: Cayo Blanco (island); 14000 m at 91°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group).
Cayo Piedras del Norte: inland
4900 m at 200°: Tryp Peninsula Varadero (hotel); 5090 m at 193°: Royal Service Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort (hotel); 5180 m at 208°: Sirenis La Salina Varadero (hotel); 5500 m at 212°: Ocean Varadero El Patriarca Resort (hotel); 5710 m at 204°: Hotel Cayo Libertad (Adults 18) (hotel); 6100 m at 217°: Royal Service Paradisus Varadero Resort and Spa (hotel).
Cayo Piedras del Norte: distances
4810 m at 206°: Laguna Mangón; 18200 m at 235°: Varadero Beach; 20510 m at 236°: Varadero; 39710 m at 234°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 50760 m at 245°: Port of Matanzas (port); 9210 m at 188°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 6350 m at 214°: Varahicacos; 6410 m at 212°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 8260 m at 217°: Manglares.
Cayo Piedras del Norte: close by
30 m at 270°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 2680 m at 239°: Cayo Monito (cay); 4030 m at 51°: Cayo Mono (cay); 4230 m at 226°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 5570 m at 238°: Bajo del Francés (reef); 5740 m at 185°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 6340 m at 182°: Cayo Molas (cay); 6890 m at 221°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef); 7050 m at 178°: Cayo Buba (cay); 7900 m at 224°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 8810 m at 168°: Cayo Diana (cay); 8830 m at 150°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay).
Cayo Piedras del Norte: on and around
Within 15 km: 9 attractions, 6 theatres & arts, 5 stadiums & sport, 5 parks & reserves, 3 stores & supermarkets, 3 cuban cuisine & lechón, 3 banks & exchange, 2 coral reefs, 2 marinas, 1 surfing & kiteboarding.
5090 m at 205°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 5110 m at 200°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 5270 m at 214°: Cactus Gigante (attractions); 5300 m at 203°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 5320 m at 210°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 5360 m at 188°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 5380 m at 203°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 5770 m at 187°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 6140 m at 206°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 6330 m at 183°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 6350 m at 214°: Varahicacos (parks & reserves).
Cayo Piedras del Norte: marine life records
802 records of 235 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 267 seabirds and shorebirds, 218 molluscs, 87 marine mammals, 84 crustaceans, 47 seagrass and algae, 44 corals, 31 fish, 8 sponges, 8 echinoderms, 7 other, 1 sharks and rays. That is 255.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 82 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 68 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physalia physalis, 40 (corals); Sterna maxima, 34 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 34 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocypode quadrata, 30 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 21 (seagrass and algae); Cardisoma guanhumi, 20 (crustaceans); Coenobita clypeatus, 17 (crustaceans); Arenaria interpres, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 5, Mar 9, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 13, Aug 26, Sep 1, Oct 4, Nov 2, Dec 9; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 9, May 12, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 15, Dec 32.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Piedras del Norte: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Piedras del Norte
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 0.0 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 8.9 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.