Barrel of Beef
Barrel of Beef is an islet in Southside, Saint Thomas. Barrel of Beef is situated nearby to the hamlet Bakkero, as well as near the village Frenchman’s Bay.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Barrel-of-Beef”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Water Island and Flag Hill.
Water Island
Island
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Water Island is a minor island in the United States Virgin Islands, an American territory located in the Caribbean Sea. The rest of the U.S. Virgin Islands were acquired by the Americans in 1917 from Denmark; however, Water Island was excluded, thus the Danish East Asiatic Company, and by proxy the Danish kingdom, continued to own Water Island until several decades later. Water Island is situated 2½ miles west of Barrel of Beef.
Blackbeard’s Castle
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Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas. Blackbeard’s Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Barrel of Beef.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolongo and Havensight.
Bolongo
Village
Bolongo is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Bolongo is also a dialect of the Mongo, a Bantu language from Africa.
Havensight
Hamlet
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
Havensight on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands is a community and the busiest cruise port in the world. It is located predominantly subdistrict of Charlotte Amalie with a small portion in the Southside census subdistrict, 1.5 miles from territorial historical capital of Charlotte Amalie's downtown in Charlotte Amalie East.
Donoe
Hamlet
Donoe is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. The Home Depot is located in Donoe. Donoe is situated 2 miles northeast of Barrel of Beef.
Barrel of Beef
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Southside, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.31357° or 18° 18′ 49″ northLongitude
-64.91459° or 64° 54′ 53″ westOpen location code
77CQ837P+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 356559184OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4795238Wikidata ID
Q31878347
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In Other Languages
“Barrel of Beef” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barrel of Beef”
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Localities in the Area
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