Fort Bay
Fort Bay is a bay in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. Fort Bay is situated nearby to the locality Pillar Rock Condominiums, as well as near Highaway Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort James and Antigua Recreation Ground.
Fort James
Fort
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort James is a fort at the entrance to the harbour of St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. The fort was built to guard St. John's harbour and is one of the many forts built by the British in the 18th century.
Antigua Recreation Ground
Recreation area
Antigua Recreation Ground is the national stadium of Antigua and Barbuda. It is located in St. John's, on the island of Antigua. The ground has been used by the West Indies cricket team and Antigua and Barbuda national football team.
Runaway Beach
Beach
Runaway Beach is a well known white sand beach located near Saint John's in the Caribbean country of Antigua and Barbuda. The beach has suffered years of hurricane erosion and is still recovering.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint John’s and Five Islands.
Saint John’s
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint John's is the capital city of Antigua and Barbuda. It is on the island of Antigua. In 2011, it was home to 22,000 people.
Five Islands
Village
Five Islands is a village located on the northwest coast of Antigua, within Saint John Parish in Antigua and Barbuda.
Grays Hill
Village
Grays Hill is a village in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 542 people in 2011.
Fort Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “James Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.13582° or 17° 8′ 9″ northLongitude
-61.8619° or 61° 51′ 43″ westOpen location code
779W44PQ+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 426009528OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
3576241Wikidata ID
Q21054826
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fort Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Bay”
- German: “Fort Bay”
- Swedish: “Fort Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pillar Rock Condominiums and Highaway Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort James Beach and Caribbean Helicopters.
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