Saint George’s Hill
Saint George’s Hill is an abandoned locality in Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat. Saint George’s Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Weekes, as well as near the abandoned locality Lee’s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soufrière Hills and Montserrat Volcano Observatory.
Soufrière Hills
Volcano
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The British Overseas Territory of Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean, south-east of Puerto Rico. This island was a very popular tourist destination until Hurricane Hugo caused widespread damage in 1989 and then in 1995, the island's volcano, Soufrière Hills, became active. Soufrière Hills is situated 3½ km southeast of Saint George’s Hill.
Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory is a volcano observatory which is located on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, where the Soufrière Hills volcano has been actively erupting since 1995. Montserrat Volcano Observatory is situated 3 km north of Saint George’s Hill.
Chances Peak
Peak
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Chances Peak is a summit of the active complex stratovolcano named Soufrière Hills, the youngest volcanic complex on the island of Montserrat, a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean Sea. Chances Peak is situated 4 km east of Saint George’s Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth and Elberton.
Plymouth
Locality
Photo: Xb-70, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plymouth is a ghost town and the de jure capital of the island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies.
Elberton
Hamlet
Elberton is an abandoned suburb of Richmond Hill, St Anthony Region, Montserrat. It consists mainly of clearings and concrete car parks. It is abandoned because it lies in the 'uninhabitable zone' surrounding the Soufrière Hills volcano after the 1997 eruption of Chances Peak. Elberton is situated 2½ km west of Saint George’s Hill.
Olveston
Neighborhood
Olveston is a village on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. The settlement was created as a plantation, one of two on Montserrat which were bought by Joseph Sturge to demonstrate that slavery was unnecessary. Olveston is situated 3 km northwest of Saint George’s Hill.
Saint George’s Hill
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Saint George’s Hill Village”
- Location: Saint Anthony Parish, Montserrat, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
16.72399° or 16° 43′ 26″ northLongitude
-62.20861° or 62° 12′ 31″ westElevation
255 metres (837 feet)Open location code
778VPQFR+HHGeoNames ID
3578042
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