Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Sombrero
Cayo Sombrero is a cay at 22°42′57″N 79°34′51″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Sombrero: coast and water
4370 m at 141°: Pasa Mojabraga (channel); 6120 m at 285°: Playa Juan Francisco (beach); 6200 m at 289°: Punta Cubereta (point); 7500 m at 330°: Punta de Pájaro (point); 8450 m at 342°: Canal del Martín (channel); 8520 m at 343°: Canal Guairajal (channel); 8760 m at 72°: Boca Antón (inlet); 8800 m at 2°: Canalizo Palo Quemado (channel); 9940 m at 296°: Laguna Niña Bonita (lagoon); 10680 m at 295°: Laguna La Tinaja (lagoon); 11010 m at 286°: Laguna de Playa Larga (lagoon); 11140 m at 301°: Punta Higuereta (point); 12050 m at 285°: Laguna Fabián (lagoon); 12870 m at 290°: Ensenada de Higuereta (cove); 14140 m at 338°: Bocas de Marcos (channel); 14440 m at 78°: Bajos Las Lavanderas (shoal).
Cayo Sombrero: islands
3220 m at 150°: Cayo del Medio de Mojabraga (island); 5270 m at 132°: Cayo del Medio del Indio (island); 6220 m at 180°: Cayo Mojabraga (island); 9040 m at 87°: Cayo Fragoso (island); 12860 m at 359°: Roca Vinson (island); 13250 m at 322°: Cayo del Medio de Marcos (island).
Cayo Sombrero: inland
6220 m at 284°: Playa Juan Francisco (settlement); 6470 m at 236°: Provincial (locality); 8040 m at 298°: Veguita (locality); 8970 m at 259°: Ageu (locality); 9070 m at 262°: La Puntilla (hamlet); 9510 m at 248°: Ramal Veguita (locality); 9510 m at 248°: El Jiquí (locality); 10500 m at 270°: Laguna El Santo (pond); 10630 m at 271°: Gesoria (settlement); 11570 m at 178°: Laguna de los Pájaros (pond); 12340 m at 262°: Lago (hamlet); 12680 m at 258°: María Luisa (settlement).
Cayo Sombrero: distances
6080 m at 278°: Playa Juan Francisco; 10730 m at 266°: El Santo; 12290 m at 247°: UBPC Crescencio Valdés; 44730 m at 236°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 108420 m at 235°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 95110 m at 99°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Sombrero: close by
3220 m at 150°: Cayo del Medio de Mojabraga (cay); 5270 m at 132°: Cayo del Medio del Indio (cay); 6220 m at 180°: Cayo Mojabraga (cay); 9040 m at 87°: Cayo Fragoso (cay); 12860 m at 359°: Roca Vinson (cay); 13250 m at 322°: Cayo del Medio de Marcos (cay); 13280 m at 88°: Cabezo de la Ginebra (reef); 15860 m at 117°: Cayos de la Virazón (island group); 16410 m at 127°: Cayo Verde (cay); 16480 m at 147°: Cayo Guayo (cay); 16670 m at 325°: Cayo Marcos (cay); 18240 m at 325°: Cayos de la Tocinera (island group).
Cayo Sombrero: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 stores & supermarkets, 5 farms & plantations, 4 schools, 1 police & fire, 1 camp sites, 1 clinics & polyclinics, 1 museums, 1 marinas, 1 government & embassies, 1 factories & works.
6100 m at 284°: Campismo Villa Batalla (camp sites); 6160 m at 286°: Museo del Manatí (museums); 10500 m at 265°: Base de Pesca (marinas).
Cayo Sombrero: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Getting to Cayo Sombrero
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Fragoso stands about 10 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.