Landmark· Tilloo Cay· Bahamas — North
Tilloo Bank
26° 26.2′ N · 76° 59.6′ W · approximate
A broad, roughly 3-ft-deep sand and grass bank off the south end of Tilloo Cay - a gin-clear natural swimming pool full of rays, starfish, conch and sea biscuits, and the shoal every boat routes around between Hope Town and the Pelican Cays.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: placed about 0.45 nm SSW of the ActiveCaptain 'Outside Tilloo Pond' anchorage, which is described as lying 'just north of the Tilloo Bank'; read the bank's true edges off your chart (Explorer / Dodge) before transiting. About 3 ft at low tide. At and after low tide there is a significant northgoing current - dinghy to the south edge and drift-snorkel back. Keelboats follow the charted route west of the bank toward Tavern Cay and Pelican Harbour.
Best for
Drift snorkeling and shallow-water wildlife by dinghy
Nearby
- Tilloo Cay Anchorage (Tilloo Pond)0.5 NM away
- Tilloo Cay Atlantic Beach0.5 NM away
- Channel Cay Bight Anchorage (Pelican Cays)1.3 NM away
- Pelican Cays Anchorage (behind Sandy Cay)2.2 NM away
- Sandy Cay Reef (Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park)2.2 NM away
- Tavern Cay South Anchorage (Tilloo Cay)2.2 NM away
- Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park2.3 NM away
- Tilloo Public Dock2.5 NM away
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