Fort Charlotte
Fort Charlotte is a British-colonial era fort, built on a hill overlooking the harbour of Kingstown, Saint Vincent. It is located in the parish of Saint Andrew, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the top of Edinboro road, on Berkshire Hill, just west of the town.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Saint Vincent
- Also known as: “Fort Charlotte, Saint Vincent”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assumption Cathedral and St. George’s Cathedral (Kingstown).
Assumption Cathedral
Church
The Assumption Cathedral, also called Catholic Cathedral of Kingstown or Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption or simply St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located in the city of Kingstown the capital, port city and the main commercial center of the Caribbean country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the East of the Lesser Antilles. Assumption Cathedral is situated 1 mile east of Fort Charlotte.
St. George’s Cathedral (Kingstown)
Church
St. George’s Cathedral (Kingstown) is a church, which is situated 1 mile east of Fort Charlotte.
E. T. Joshua Airport
Aerodrome
E.T. Joshua Airport, formerly known as Arnos Vale Airport, was an airport located in Arnos Vale, near Kingstown, on the island of Saint Vincent. The airport was named for Ebenezer Theodore Joshua, the first chief minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. E. T. Joshua Airport is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fort Charlotte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingstown and Clare Valley.
Kingstown
Clare Valley
Village
Clare Valley is a town on the southwestern coast of Saint Vincent, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is located to the northwest of the capital, Kingstown, and southeast of Layou. Clare Valley is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fort Charlotte.
Arnos Vale
Town
Arnos Vale is a former agricultural estate and now a settlement in Greathead Bay, formerly Warrawarrou Bay, in southern Saint Vincent, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Arnos Vale is situated 2 miles southeast of Fort Charlotte.
Fort Charlotte
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Saint Andrew Parish, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.15797° or 13° 9′ 29″ north
Longitude
-61.24227° or 61° 14′ 32″ west
Elevation
505 feet (154 metres)
Open location code
775W5Q55+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Slovenian—“Fort Charlotte” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن شارلوت فى سانت فنسنت”
- German: “Fort Charlotte”
- Russian: “Форт Шарлотт (Кингстаун)”
- Russian: “Форт Шарлотт”
- Slovenian: “Fort Charlotte”
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