Playa de Ganado
in Departamento de Colón, Honduras

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
15.716 and -85.767 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 15° 42' 56" and W -85° 46' 1"
Currency and Currency Code:
Lempira - HNL
Spoken languages:
Spanish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:10 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:12 am and 6:06 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Honduras in Central America

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Honduras.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Honduras. Last Update: 2024-05-16 08:19:50

Touring Playa de Ganado

Playa de Ganado in Departamento de Colón is a town located in Honduras about 148 mi (or 239 km) north-east of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital place.

Time in Playa de Ganado is now 08:10 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Tegucigalpa with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Playa de Ganado, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Honduras is Trujillo Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System in Belize at a distance of 106 mi (or 170 km).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Trujillo, Coxen Hole, La Ceiba, Juticalpa and Yoro. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 43°C / 109 °F

Morning Temperature 26°C / 79 °F
Evening Temperature 40°C / 105 °F
Night Temperature 29°C / 85 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 21%
Air Pressure 1007 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Friday, 17th of May 2024

43°C (110 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 18th of May 2024

42°C (107 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 19th of May 2024

39°C (102 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

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preview picture of video 'TRUJILLO HONDURAS'

TRUJILLO HONDURAS

Published: March 29, 2011
Length: 59:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RENE BERGERS

PASSAGE AVEC BAC SUITE A L'EFFONDREMENT DU PONT 29 03 2011.

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Bonito Oriental

Bonito Oriental is a municipality in the Honduran department of Colón. The town of Bonito Oriental is the primary location of the novel The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux. While Theroux's book describes the town as being very remote and difficult to get to, it was actually located about one mile from a main paved highway at the time he wrote the book.

Located at 15.7333, -85.7333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipalities of the Colón Department (Honduras), Populated places in Honduras

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