Cayo Pilón

Cayo Pilón: coast and water

5000 m at 68°: Punta Culebra (point); 5850 m at 152°: Punta Jutía (point); 8230 m at 219°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 8460 m at 89°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 9140 m at 79°: Canal de Guillermo (channel); 9330 m at 50°: Punta Playuelas (point); 9720 m at 61°: Playa El Paso (beach); 9790 m at 3°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef).

Cayo Pilón: islands

3750 m at 351°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 4310 m at 145°: Cayo Jutía (island); 4340 m at 1°: Cayo Guillermito (island); 6350 m at 81°: Cayo Valle Cobo (island); 6380 m at 289°: Cayo Flores (island); 6850 m at 231°: Cayo Piso (island); 8980 m at 98°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 9100 m at 241°: Cayo Los Pargos (island); 9660 m at 245°: Cayo Candela (island); 9820 m at 29°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 11660 m at 254°: Cayo Partido (island); 14710 m at 100°: Cayo Toro (island).

Cayo Pilón: inland

9880 m at 70°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 9900 m at 72°: Iberostar Daiquiri (hotel); 19620 m at 190°: El Pino (locality); 20730 m at 204°: Pueblo Punta Alegre (settlement); 21710 m at 105°: Núñez (locality); 21850 m at 127°: El Mango (locality).

Cayo Pilón: distances

27280 m at 193°: Kilo 9; 36460 m at 216°: Arroyo de Agua; 36460 m at 216°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 43190 m at 103°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 180650 m at 256°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 8390 m at 63°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 23740 m at 108°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 26100 m at 297°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Pilón: close by

180 m at 97°: Cayo de Piedra (cay); 1220 m at 37°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 1250 m at 152°: Cayos los Derramaderos (cay); 2200 m at 93°: Cayo Mortero (cay); 2460 m at 321°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 2590 m at 214°: Cayo El Sapo (cay); 3260 m at 276°: Cayo Contrabando (cay); 3380 m at 307°: Pulicarpio (cay); 3420 m at 290°: Cayo Jején (cay); 3750 m at 351°: Hijo de Guillermito (cay); 4230 m at 38°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 4310 m at 145°: Cayo Jutía (cay).

Cayo Pilón: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 coral reefs, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 banks & exchange, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 marinas.

9570 m at 76°: flamingo (attractions); 9680 m at 79°: Delfinario (attractions); 9820 m at 69°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 9900 m at 78°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayo Pilón: marine life records

577 records of 139 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 238 seabirds and shorebirds, 145 fish, 57 corals, 50 molluscs, 44 crustaceans, 15 echinoderms, 15 seagrass and algae, 8 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 183.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Platalea ajaja, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 13 (corals).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 4, Sep 4; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, May 3, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.

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

Cayo Pilón: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.