Where is Castaway Cay?

[IslandHap]

I know it's a Bahamian island, but I'm wondering if anyone knows the latitude and longitude, or maybe the radial/DME off of the Nassau VOR. I fly over this area with some frequency, and would like to be able to pinpoint it.

Thanks in advance

 

[markºoº]

If you have a detailed atlas, look for Gorda Cay - that is the original name of CC. It is off the southeastern side of Great Abaco.

This link might be helpful. http://www.dcltribute.com/faq/westcaribmap.htm

If you do a search in google I'm sure you will find more detailed maps.

 

[Lloyd Dobler]

Here's a satellite photo of Castaway Cay from the Terraserver:

http://www.terraserver.com/imagery/image_gx.asp?cpx=-77.5&cpy=26.1&res=30&provider_id=340

The coordinates are 26.1° N 77.5° W. If you zoom out from this page, you can see where it is relative to Abaco.

 

[IslandHap]

Thanks. But I'm looking for the precise reference, Degrees.Minutes.Seconds.

 

[Lloyd Dobler]

Based on the terraserver's coordinates, the center of the island is at:

26.0896415 -77.532126

Which translates to:

26° 5' 22.7" -77° 31' 55.7"

That's as close as I can come....

 

[IslandHap]

Well, I'll plug those in the box next time, and see what happens. I was hopping maybe someone had taken coordinates with their personal GPS, or maybe Disney had the lat/long posted somewhere. Sounds like I might need to buy a GPS unit for our upcoming westbound Panama cruise.

Thanks.

 

[Lloyd Dobler]

Here's a page on the geocaching site which references a cache on Castaway Cay. There might be some info there with more specific coordinates, including those taken by personal GPS units. DCL only lists the coordinates as 26.1° N 77.5°.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=22fc6fda-733b-415e-b4b0-aaaaed36a466

 

[IslandHap]

Thanks again!