Magens Bay
Magens Bay is a bay and beach park in the Northside region on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean.Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, United States of America
- Also known as: “Bahia Grande del Norte”, “Baie du Nord”, “Baye du Nord”, “Buck Bay”, “Bucksbay”, “Great North Side Bay”, “Great Northside Bay”, “Groote Noordzyde Bay”, “Grosse-Nordseite Bay”, “Grot Norside Bay”, “Grot-Nordside Bay”, “Magen Bay”, “Magen’s Bay”, “Magensbay”, “Noordzijde Baai”, “Nordseite Bucht”, “Northside Bay”, “Store Nordside Bay”, “Store Nordsidebayen”, “Store-Nordside Bay”, and “Store-Nordside Bugt”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackbeard’s Castle and Etelman Observatory.
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.
Etelman Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Brucegendre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Etelman Observatory is an astronomical and geophysical observatory located on the St Thomas island, United States Virgin Islands. It is owned and operated by the University of the Virgin Islands.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in the United States Virgin Islands. It is the mother church and seat of the Diocese of Saint Thomas. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlotte Amalie West and Anna’s Retreat.
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.
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.
Fortuna
Village
Fortuna is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located in the far west of the island. There are visible estate ruins in Fortuna.
Magens Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.37079° or 18° 22′ 15″ northLongitude
-64.93571° or 64° 56′ 9″ westOpen location code
77CQ93C7+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 368382025OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4796117Wikidata ID
Q6730108
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Satellite Map
Discover Magens Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian Bokmål—“Magens Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Magens Bay”
- Dutch: “Magens Bay”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Magens Bay”
- Norwegian: “Magens Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Charlotte Amalie Historic District and Coki Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tombstone Rock and Little Magens.
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