John Smith’s Bay

John Smith’s Bay is a bay in , . John Smith’s Bay is situated nearby to , as well as near the hamlet .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Also known as: Newton’s Bay
  • Historically known as: Newton Bay

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mangrove Lake and Spittal Pond Nature Reserve.

is 's largest lake. Like many of Bermuda's other lakes, it is brackish, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean and can be inundated by it in storms.

Nature reserve
is the largest wildlife sanctuary in , located close to the Atlantic coast of Smith's Parish. Surrounding the third largest pond in Bermuda, Spittal Pond, it covers an area of 60 acres.

Trott's Pond is a small in the northeast of that is created by the . Like many of Bermuda's lakes, it water is Brackish water, as it lies close to the Atlantic Ocean.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flatts Village and Tucker’s Town.

Village
Flatts is a small settlement in , lying on the southern bank of Flatt's Inlet in Hamilton Parish, almost exactly between the territory's two incorporated municipalities, and .

Hamlet
Tucker's Town is a small community in at the mouth of . It is the only part of the parish on the Main Island, and includes the Tucker's Town Peninsula that today is the site of many homes belonging to wealthy non-Bermudians.

is one of the nine parishes of . It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford.

John Smith’s Bay

Latitude
32.3189° or 32° 19′ 8″ north
Longitude
-64.71168° or 64° 42′ 42″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
874Q879Q+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1930995391
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3573162
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tom Moore’s Jungle and Walsingham Nature Reserve.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include John Smith’s Bay Beach and John Smith’s Bay Park.

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