Traveling Luck for Punta Francés Pinar del Río, Cuba Cuba flag

The timezone in Punta Frances is America/Havana
Morning Sunrise at 08:09 and Evening Sunset at 18:59. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 21.5981°, Longitude. -83.1708°

Weather near Punta Francés Last report from Nueva Gerona, Isla De Pinos, 69.3km away

Weather Temperature: 26°C / 79°F
Wind: 6.9km/h East
Cloud: Few at 1000ft Broken at 1500ft

Satellite map of Punta Francés and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Punta Francés in Pinar del Río, Cuba

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

locality a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries.

Accommodation around Punta Francés

TravelingLuck Hotels
Availability and bookings

estuary a funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

populated locality an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.

tidal creek(s) a meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents.

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

bight(s) an open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

mine(s) a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages.

airfield a place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

stream mouth(s) a place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

hills rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

lagoon a shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature.

airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.

harbor(s) a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.

mangrove swamp a tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation.


  WikipediaWikipedia entries close to Punta Francés

Airports close to Punta Francés

Rafael perez(GER), Nueva gerona, Cuba (69.3km)
La coloma(LCL), La coloma, Cuba (137.4km)

Airfields or small strips close to Punta Francés

Siguanea, Siguanea, Cuba (33.2km)
Pinar del rio, Pinar del rio norte, Cuba (151.8km)
San julian, San julian, Cuba (167km)