Gibney Beach
Gibney Beach, or Oppenheimer Beach, is a beach on Hawksnest Bay on northern Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. The beach's names originate from Nancy Flagg Gibney and J.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: sandy beach in Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Gibney’s Beach” and “Little Hawksnest Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Trunk Cay and Trunk Beach.
Trunk Cay
Islet
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trunk Cay is a small grass-covered islet in Trunk Bay in the United States Virgin Islands. It has an elevation of 48 feet and is situated only 200 feet from Trunk Bay Beach.
Ramgoat Cay
Islet
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ramgoat Cay is an islet in the United States Virgin Islands, located 310 yards northeast of Henley Cay and 1300 feet north of Hawksnest Point on the island of Saint John. It is 30 feet high and located within the Virgin Islands National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dennis Bay Historic District and Cruz Bay.
Dennis Bay Historic District
Neighborhood
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Dennis Bay Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is located northeast of Cruz Bay off North Shore Rd, in Virgin Islands National Park.
Cruz Bay
Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cruz Bay is the main town on Saint John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The harbor for this town is filled with sailboats from around the world. The small town square is the center of commerce, with many small bars, restaurants and shops.
Reef Bay
Locality
Reef Bay is a neighborhood and bay on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. Most of this area is part of Virgin Islands National Park. Reef Bay is situated 3 miles southeast of Gibney Beach.
Gibney Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Central, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Indonesian—“Gibney Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gibney Beach”
- Chinese: “吉布尼海灘”
- Dutch: “Gibney Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط جيبنى”
- French: “Oppenheimer Beach”
- Indonesian: “Pantai Gibney”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Susannaberg and Adrian.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oppenheimer Beach and Denis Bay.
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