Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Rabihorcado

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

Cayo Rabihorcado is a cay at 22°23′52″N 78°26′37″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.39791, -78.4436222°23′52″N 78°26′37″W

Cayo Rabihorcado: coast and water

10750 m at 175°: Pasa Nueva Los Griegos (channel); 12810 m at 81°: Ensenada del Jato (cove); 14450 m at 354°: Playa La Jaula (beach); 14490 m at 165°: Pasa de Judas (channel); 14530 m at 81°: Canalizo Perico Díaz (channel); 14570 m at 344°: Playa Uva Caleta (beach); 15800 m at 69°: Laguna El Níspero (lagoon); 16350 m at 201°: Boca de Manatí (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Rabihorcado
Cayo Rabihorcado, wider

Cayo Rabihorcado: islands

9410 m at 186°: Cayo Juan Griego (island); 12870 m at 287°: Cayo Eusebio (island); 13070 m at 286°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (islet); 16500 m at 131°: Cayo Lajiales de Judas (island); 17680 m at 291°: Cayo Botella (island); 18410 m at 116°: Cayo Puta (island); 20500 m at 339°: Cayo Jaula (island); 20560 m at 287°: Cayo La Manuy (island); 21130 m at 121°: Cayo Mojarra (island); 21260 m at 312°: Cayo Toro (island); 22550 m at 314°: Cayo del Perro (island); 22870 m at 231°: Isla de Turiguano (island).

Cayo Rabihorcado: inland

7740 m at 61°: La Bandera (locality); 13250 m at 287°: El Mango (locality); 14330 m at 355°: Bluebay Cayo Coco (hotel); 14450 m at 354°: Playa Coco Hotel (hotel); 14850 m at 341°: Oasis Playa Coco (hotel); 14870 m at 338°: Las Caletas (locality).

Cayo Rabihorcado: distances

37130 m at 211°: Morón; 37170 m at 165°: Bolivia; 37320 m at 218°: Las Charcas; 13760 m at 59°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 154230 m at 127°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 30820 m at 312°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 12220 m at 321°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Rabihorcado: close by

2080 m at 283°: Cayo Sombrero (cay); 4190 m at 155°: Cayo Largo La Salina (cay); 5680 m at 35°: Cayos Las Cayamas (island group); 7530 m at 94°: Cayo Largo El Coco (cay); 7540 m at 95°: Cayos Largo el Coco (cay); 9410 m at 186°: Cayo Juan Griego (cay); 11380 m at 87°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (cay); 11570 m at 333°: Cayo Coco (cay); 11590 m at 8°: Cayo Coco Island (cay); 11760 m at 158°: Cayos del Canal Nuevo (island group); 12870 m at 287°: Cayo Eusebio (cay); 13070 m at 286°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (cay).

Cayo Rabihorcado: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 banks & exchange, 2 fuel stations, 2 attractions, 1 stations & terminals, 1 parks & reserves, 1 farms & plantations, 1 factories & works, 1 police & fire, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 theatres & arts.

12150 m at 40°: Transtur Cayo Coco (stations & terminals); 12220 m at 321°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco (parks & reserves); 13290 m at 3°: Finca Sitio La Güira (attractions); 14280 m at 354°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 14450 m at 355°: Arenas Blancas (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14810 m at 341°: Campismo Popular Cayo Coco (camp sites); 14820 m at 341°: El Indio (historic & heritage); 14850 m at 332°: Parque El Bagá (attractions).

Cayo Rabihorcado: marine life records

103 records of 24 species within 10 km, 2000 to 2025: 97 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 crustaceans, 2 corals, 1 marine mammals. That is 32.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Egretta rufescens, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 6 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 4 (seabirds and shorebirds); Mergus serrator, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 2 (crustaceans).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 6, Feb 7, Mar 10, May 10, Sep 1.

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

Cayo Rabihorcado: notes

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

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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.

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