Hawksnest Bay

Hawksnest Bay is a bay in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Hawksnest Bay is situated nearby to the neighborhood Dennis Bay Historic District, as well as near Dennis Bay and Hawknest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ramgoat Cay and Henley Cay.

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.

Henley Cay

Islet

Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Henley Cay, previously known as Women's Cay, is an 11-acre tropical islet in the United States Virgin Islands. The cay is 300 yards in diameter and the largest and southernmost of the Durloe Cays in the Virgin Islands National Park.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dennis Bay Historic District and Cruz Bay.

Dennis Bay Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

Hawksnest Bay

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Hawknest Bay”
Category: body of water
Location: Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.34957° or 18° 20′ 59″ north

Longitude

-64.78092° or 64° 46′ 51″ west

Elevation

463 feet (141 metres)

Open location code

77CQ86X9+RJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368381986

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

4795888

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dennis Bay and Hawknest and Caneel Bay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Hawknest Beach and Public Hawknest Beach.

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