Douglas Bay
Douglas Bay is a bay in Isle of Man. Douglas Bay is situated nearby to the locality The Black Rocks, as well as near Broadway Roundel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ceottaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Conister Rock and Manx Museum.
Conister Rock
Island
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Isle is a partially submerged reef in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man. Prior to 1832 the rock was the property of the Quane family until John Quane, Attorney General of the Isle of Man, presented the rock to Sir William Hillary, in his capacity as President of the Isle of Man District of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to build the Tower of Refuge.
Manx Museum
Museum
Photo: FinBjo, Public domain.
The Manx Museum in Douglas, Isle of Man is the national museum of the Isle of Man. It is run by Manx National Heritage. The museum covers 10,000 years the history of the Isle of Man from the Stone Age to the modern era.
Tower of Refuge
Castle
Photo: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tower of Refuge from Shipwreck, referred to as the Tower of Refuge, is a stone-built castellated structure which was erected on St Mary's Isle in Douglas Bay, Isle of Man, in order to afford shelter to mariners wrecked on the rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas and Douglas Head.
Douglas
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Douglas is the capital city of the Isle of Man. It has the island's greatest concentration of visitor facilities along its promenade, so it's the main base for tourism. In 2021 Douglas had a population of almost 27,000.
Douglas Head
Locality
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Douglas Head is a rocky point on the Isle of Man overlooking Douglas Bay and harbour. Views extend to include Snaefell Mountain and Laxey.
Governor’s Bridge
Locality
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Governor's Bridge is a hairpin bend adjacent to a road junction on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man, with a sudden drop in elevation leading to Governor's Dip, followed by a left-hand bend and finally a right exiting on to the main Glencrutchery Road.
Douglas Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in the Isle of Man
- Category: body of water
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.15701° or 54° 9′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.46001° or 4° 27′ 36″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9C6Q5G4Q+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 440623052OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Douglas Bay” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Заліў Дуглас”
- Cebuano: “Douglas Bay”
- French: “baie de Douglas”
- French: “Baie de Douglas”
- Polish: “Douglas Bay”
- Swedish: “Douglas Bay”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Douglas Bay”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Black Rocks and Broadway Roundel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Douglas Beach and Palace Health Club.
Isle of Man: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Douglas, Castletown, Ramsey, and Peel.
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