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La Atalaya

Satellite view of La Atalaya, Cuba
La Atalaya (Esri, Maxar)

La Atalaya is an islet at 21°26′36″N 77°17′28″W in Las Tunas province.

GPS 21.44320, -77.2910521°26′36″N 77°17′28″W

La Atalaya: coast and water

5030 m at 27°: Playa Baga (beach); 8430 m at 12°: Ensenada el Gremio (cove); 9440 m at 16°: Punta Coco (point); 9610 m at 263°: La Consolación (estuary); 10560 m at 80°: Punta Santa Lucía (point); 10800 m at 18°: Estero Ginferrer (cove); 11540 m at 105°: Fundo San Fernando (estuary); 11910 m at 356°: Egidos de Nuevitas (estuary); 12680 m at 153°: Río Jucaral (channel); 13140 m at 184°: Río Ciego de Molina (channel); 13840 m at 316°: Fundo de Santa Rita (estuary); 14230 m at 38°: Punta Pastelillo (point); 14520 m at 213°: San Bartolo (estuary); 14580 m at 19°: Punta la Güira (point); 14610 m at 243°: San José de Jibacoa (estuary); 14750 m at 25°: Canal de Tarafa (channel).

Wider satellite view around La Atalaya
La Atalaya, wider

La Atalaya: islands

8650 m at 15°: Cayo Puto (island); 11660 m at 42°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 12680 m at 45°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 14320 m at 47°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group).

La Atalaya: inland

1190 m at 133°: Embalse La Atalaya (reservoir); 2800 m at 317°: Las Flores (settlement); 2870 m at 247°: Las Casimbas (locality); 3330 m at 303°: Arroyo del Jiquí (stream); 3620 m at 182°: Arenera (settlement); 3630 m at 44°: Río Biel (stream); 4110 m at 244°: San Miguel de Bagá (settlement); 4420 m at 324°: Arroyo de La Mula (stream); 4510 m at 256°: El Palmar (locality); 5090 m at 301°: La Mula (locality); 5490 m at 68°: Río Ciego de Molina (stream); 6080 m at 100°: Antigua Casa de Nuevitas (locality).

La Atalaya: distances

4240 m at 245°: San Miguel de Baga; 5030 m at 27°: Playa Baga; 10330 m at 14°: Playa Santa Rita; 57710 m at 268°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 12300 m at 15°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 190210 m at 312°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 12670 m at 44°: Refugio de la Fauna; 13190 m at 45°: Reserva Natural Los Ballenatos; 21740 m at 48°: Refugio de la Fauna.

La Atalaya: close by

8660 m at 15°: Cayo Puto (cay); 10530 m at 55°: Zona de Pesca (fishing); 10800 m at 14°: Empresa Pesquera Nuevitas (fishing); 11640 m at 42°: Cayo Ballenato Pequeño (cay); 11660 m at 42°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 11910 m at 26°: Sitio Arqueológico "La Vigía" (site); 12350 m at 28°: Sitio Arqueológico "Pueblo Viejo" (site); 12390 m at 29°: Sitio Arqueológico "El Soberano" (site); 12680 m at 45°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 14190 m at 38°: Antiguo Espigón (fishing); 14320 m at 47°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group); 14330 m at 17°: El Barco Hundido (reef).

La Atalaya: on and around

Within 15 km: 93 clinics & polyclinics, 71 farms & plantations, 57 stores & supermarkets, 52 trails & viewpoints, 35 schools, 31 urban parks & plazas, 31 guest houses & hostels, 24 factories & works, 19 government & embassies, 17 historic & heritage.

4180 m at 246°: Parque San Miguel (urban parks & plazas); 4210 m at 229°: Camagüey (69km) (trails & viewpoints); 4390 m at 224°: Guáimaro (42km) (trails & viewpoints); 5950 m at 182°: Rodeo de Cafetal (stadiums & sport); 9400 m at 16°: Sitio Historico del Desembarco del Yaloven (historic & heritage); 9420 m at 16°: Parquecito Santa Rita (urban parks & plazas); 9660 m at 346°: Loma (peaks & volcanoes); 9710 m at 316°: Puerto Padre (104km) (trails & viewpoints); 9750 m at 347°: Pasteurizadora Nuevitas (trails & viewpoints); 9870 m at 316°: Las Tunas (100km) (trails & viewpoints); 10320 m at 14°: Motel "Cuatro Vientos" (guest houses & hostels); 10400 m at 14°: Casa de Renta (guest houses & hostels); 10940 m at 15°: Casa Particular (guest houses & hostels).

La Atalaya: notes

Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.

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Sources and data

Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (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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