Diving & reefs · Santiago de Cuba
USS Merrimac
USS Merrimac is a wreck at 19°58′37″N 75°52′20″W in Santiago de Cuba province.
USS Merrimac: coast and water
170 m at 67°: Punta Churruca (point); 240 m at 203°: Punta Puntilla (point); 920 m at 39°: Ensenada Carivisa (cove); 1280 m at 153°: Punta Soldados (point); 1280 m at 153°: Ensenada Gaspar (cove); 1350 m at 302°: Punta Colón (point); 1350 m at 302°: Punta Rompe Canillas (point); 1350 m at 302°: Punta Victorina (point); 1350 m at 302°: Punta Nicolás (point); 2330 m at 335°: Bahía Cajuma (cove); 2640 m at 13°: Caleta Julián (cove); 2640 m at 13°: Punta Yarey (point); 3470 m at 42°: Punta Jardín (point); 3800 m at 36°: Punta Cocos (point).
USS Merrimac: islands
350 m at 276°: Cayo Granma (island); 2700 m at 20°: Cayo Ratones (island); 4470 m at 8°: Cayo Paradas (island); 5380 m at 21°: Caimanes (island).
USS Merrimac: inland
590 m at 24°: Medimarg (settlement); 920 m at 39°: Cinco Reales (hamlet); 1410 m at 144°: Hotel Balcon Del Caribe (hotel); 1580 m at 32°: Níspero (locality).
USS Merrimac: distances
3470 m at 42°: Playa los Coquitos; 4200 m at 42°: Reparto Altamira; 4460 m at 106°: Playa de Aguadores; 3850 m at 94°: Antonio Maceo International Airport ; 800 m at 163°: Port of Santiago de Cuba (port); 610 m at 282°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).
Protected: 840 m at 163°: Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca; 11180 m at 98°: Biosfera ecológica Siboney-Juticí; 32900 m at 87°: Reserva de Biosfera Baconao.
USS Merrimac: close by
70 m at 85°: USS Merrimac (1894) (wreck); 340 m at 276°: Cayo Granma (cay); 360 m at 165°: Punto de pesca (fishing); 740 m at 224°: Batería Alta de La Socapa (site); 990 m at 188°: Bajo Diamante (reef); 2540 m at 12°: Muelle de la Refinería (fishing); 2700 m at 20°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 3130 m at 32°: Embarcadero (fishing); 4460 m at 8°: Cayo Paradas (cay); 4750 m at 36°: Muelle de Granos (fishing); 5380 m at 21°: Caimanes (cay); 6510 m at 36°: Puerto Guillermón Moncada (fishing).
USS Merrimac: on and around
Within 15 km: 280 guest houses & hostels, 120 schools, 94 historic & heritage, 68 factories & works, 58 stores & supermarkets, 57 clinics & polyclinics, 51 attractions, 44 theatres & arts, 39 places of worship, 28 urban parks & plazas.
240 m at 107°: Ciudamar (stations & terminals); 250 m at 260°: Casa de Cultura "Aurora Ochoa" (theatres & arts); 300 m at 250°: El Cayo (stations & terminals); 310 m at 215°: La Socapa (stations & terminals); 410 m at 133°: Casa de Visita (guest houses & hostels); 570 m at 220°: Bateria Alta de la Socapa (trails & viewpoints); 710 m at 152°: Murallas defensivas (historic & heritage); 740 m at 224°: Batería Alta de La Socapa (historic & heritage); 750 m at 357°: Marina Marlin (marinas); 800 m at 41°: Paladar de César El Capitán (cuban cuisine & lechón); 810 m at 292°: Caracoles (stations & terminals); 840 m at 32°: Adria (guest houses & hostels); 940 m at 6°: Sol y Mar (guest houses & hostels).
USS Merrimac: notes
A reef on a gazetteer is not always a dive site.
Getting to USS Merrimac
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro del Morro de Santiago de Cuba stands about 1.1 km away.
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.