Johns Folly Bay
Johns Folly is a neighborhood on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the east side of the island, south of Coral Bay and north of Salt Pond Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in United States Virgin Islands, United States of America
- Also known as: “John’s Folly”, “Johns Folly”, “Johns Folly, U.S. Virgin Islands”, and “Johns Folly, United States Virgin Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leduck Island and Fortsberg.
Leduck Island
Islet
Leduck Island is an island in the United States Virgin Islands, also spelled LeDuck Island, which is located 0.5 miles east of Sabbat Point in Johns Folly, separated from Saint John by the Sabbat Channel.
Fortsberg
Peak
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Fortsberg, also known as Frederiksvaern, is a fortification overlooking Coral Bay in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. A fort was first built on this site in 1717, however the original fort was demolished, and the current fort was built in 1760. Fortsberg is situated 2 miles north of Johns Folly Bay.
Bordeaux Mountain
Peak
Bordeaux Mountain (1,286 feet is located on the island of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands within Virgin Islands National Park. Bordeaux Mountain is the highest summit on the island of Saint John. Bordeaux Mountain is situated 2 miles northwest of Johns Folly Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calabash and Bordeaux.
Calabash
Neighborhood
Calabash is a neighborhood on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the east of the island on the coast of Coral Bay, to the south of the town of Coral Bay.
Bordeaux
Neighborhood
Bordeaux is a neighborhood on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is named for Mount Bordeaux, the highest point on the island. Most of this area is part of Virgin Islands National Park. Bordeaux is situated 1½ miles northwest of Johns Folly Bay.
Palestina
Neighborhood
Palestina is a settlement on the island of St. John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the east of the island on the coast of Coral Bay, to the east of the town of Coral Bay. Palestina is situated 2 miles north of Johns Folly Bay.
Johns Folly Bay
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Coral Bay, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.31832° or 18° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-64.70454° or 64° 42′ 16″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
77CQ879W+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 9864255184OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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