Point Knoll

Point Knoll is a shoal in Southside, Saint Thomas. Point Knoll is situated nearby to the hamlet Bellevue, as well as near Havensight.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Water Island and Blackbeard’s Castle.

Water Island

Island

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Water Island is a minor island in the United States Virgin Islands, an American territory located in the Caribbean Sea. The rest of the U.S. Virgin Islands were acquired by the Americans in 1917 from Denmark; however, Water Island was excluded, thus the Danish East Asiatic Company, and by proxy the Danish kingdom, continued to own Water Island until several decades later. Water Island is situated 2 miles west of Point Knoll.

Blackbeard’s Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1½ miles north of Point Knoll.

Hassel Island Historic District

Historic site

Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hassel Island Historic District is a historic site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havensight and Fort Christian.

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.

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.

Bolongo

Village

Bolongo is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. Bolongo is also a dialect of the Mongo, a Bantu language from Africa. Bolongo is situated 1½ miles east of Point Knoll.

Point Knoll

Type: Shoal
Also known as: “Bajo de la Punta” and “El Bajo de la Punta”
Category: landform
Location: Southside, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.31961° or 18° 19′ 11″ north

Longitude

-64.92327° or 64° 55′ 24″ west

Open location code

77CQ839G+RM

GeoNames ID

4795988

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Satellite Map

Discover Point Knoll from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bellevue and Pearson Gardens.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muhlenfels Point and Frenchmans Reef Heliport.

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