Ballast Bay

Ballast Bay is a bay in Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda. Ballast Bay is situated nearby to the locality Cooks Dump, as well as near Pillar Rock Condominiums.

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

Photo: Z dead, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Museum of Antigua and Barbuda

Museum

Museum of Antigua and Barbuda

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda is a museum in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. It is housed in the colonial Court House, constructed in 1747 on the site of the first city market, and is the oldest building still in use in the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Five Islands and Saint John’s.

Five Islands

Village

Five Islands is a village in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. It is located on a small peninsula in the far west of Antigua, east of the St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda urban area.

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.

Grays Hill

Village

Grays Hill is a village in Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda. It had a population of 542 people in 2011.

Ballast Bay

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Loblolly Bay”
Category: body of water
Location: Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.12069° or 17° 7′ 15″ north

Longitude

-61.86517° or 61° 51′ 55″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

779W44CM+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ballast Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ballast Bay”
German: “Ballast Bay”
Swedish: “Ballast Bay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cooks Dump and Pillar Rock Condominiums.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Side Hill Bay and Rat Island Battery (ruins).

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