Blackbeard Castle
Blackbeard Castle is a castle in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Blackbeard Castle is situated nearby to Danish Cemetery, as well as near the public building Government House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blackbeard’s Castle and Danish Cemetery.
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 1,100 feet west of Blackbeard Castle.
Danish Cemetery
Cemetery
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Danish Cemetery is situated 570 feet northwest of Blackbeard Castle.
Government House
Public building
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Government House is a public building, which is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Blackbeard Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Christian and Havensight.
Fort Christian
Hamlet
Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0.
Fort Christian is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.
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.
Frenchtown
Hamlet
Frenchtown is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the south coast, on the west side of the capital, Charlotte Amalie and to the east of the settlement of Altona.
Blackbeard Castle
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Blackbeard’s Castle”, “Catarinaberg”, “Catharineberg”, “Fogarthy Castle”, “Fort Skytsborg”, “Kiaer Tower”, “Kiaer’s Tower”, “Kjaers Taarn”, “Kjaerstaarn”, “La Torre de Kiaer”, “Louisenhoj Castle”, “North Tower”, “Torre Kiger”, “Tour de Kiaer”, and “Trygborg”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.3444° or 18° 20′ 40″ northLongitude
-64.92653° or 64° 55′ 36″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
77CQ83VF+Q9GeoNames ID
4795287
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