Utila is located off the North Coast of Honduras and is about seven miles long and two and half miles at it’s widest. Utila is the smallest of the Bay Islands at about seven miles long and two and half miles at it’s widest. The island is largely unpopulated and there is only one large town, commonly referred to as Utila Town, which is located on the southern shore in East Harbour. This is a charmi
ng Caribbean town that stretches around the harbor and about a mile inland. Most of the homes and businesses such as dive shops, restaurants and hotels are located along a narrow paved road that hugs the harbor shore. The center of town is the location of the Municipal Dock (ferry dock) and directions are usually given in reference to this point. There are few roads on the island and getting to remote northern and western shores usually entails taking a boat
