Fort Cowell
Fort Cowell is a military installation in Water Island, Saint Thomas Island. Fort Cowell is situated nearby to the historic site Hassel Island Historic District, as well as near the peak Shipley Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hassel Island Historic District and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base.
Hassel Island Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hassel Island Historic District is a historic site, which is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Fort Cowell.
Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base, also known as St. Thomas Seaplane Base, is located in the harbor by Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Thomas and Charlotte Amalie West.
Saint Thomas
Photo: Calyponte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Thomas is one of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Charlotte Amalie West
Town
Charlotte Amalie West is a census-designated place in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island. It is the third largest town or census-designated place in the U.S. Charlotte Amalie West is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Cowell.
Anna’s Retreat
Town
Anna's Retreat is a suburban census-designated place predominantly in the administrative subdistrict of Tutu in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Small portions of the CDP are in the Northside and Southside subdistricts. Anna’s Retreat is situated 3 miles east of Fort Cowell.
Fort Cowell
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “Cowell Battery”, “Cowell’s Battery”, “Cowells Battery”, “Shipleys Batterie”, and “Shippley Battery”
- Location: Water Island, Saint Thomas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.32569° or 18° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
-64.93267° or 64° 55′ 58″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
77CQ83G8+7WGeoNames ID
4795565
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