Mingo Cay

Mingo Cay is a rugged, uninhabited, 48-acre island in the United States Virgin Islands. North of the Pillsbury Sound and measuring 0.7 miles long, it is located 2 miles northwest of the island of St. John and 2 miles northeast of the island of St. Thomas.

Type: Islet
Description: island in the United States Virgin Islands
Also known as: “Lovango Medio”, “Medio Cay”, “Mingo Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands”, “Senior Cay”, “Singo Cay”, “Sinjo Cay”, “Sinjo Key”, and “Zinjo Cay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grass Cay and Lovango Cay.

Grass Cay

Islet

Grass Cay is an island of the United States Virgin Islands. It is located between St. Thomas and St. John. It is approximately 1.6 miles long by 1⁄8 mile wide. There is no permanent human habitation.

Lovango Cay

Island

Photo: Gruepig, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lovango Cay is a private island in the district of St. John, in the United States Virgin Islands. Lying 1 mile northwest of the island of St. John, Lovango covers an area of 118 acres and rises to 255 feet at its highest point.

Congo Cay

Islet

Congo Cay is an uninhabited island of the United States Virgin Islands, located north of Lovango Cay. It is a snorkeling spot for charter boats from Saint Thomas and Saint John.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint John and Cruz Bay.

Saint John

Photo: Bike756, Public domain.

Saint John is the smallest, but many say the prettiest of the U.S. Virgin Islands because of its world-class beaches. Two-thirds of Saint John is 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.

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. Dennis Bay Historic District is situated 3 miles east of Mingo Cay.

Mingo Cay

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.35972° or 18° 21′ 35″ north

Longitude

-64.8202° or 64° 49′ 13″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

77CQ955H+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 157805052

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4796176

Wikidata ID

Q6864762

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Satellite Map

Discover Mingo Cay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Mingo Cay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mingo Cay”
Croatian: “Mingo Cay”
Dutch: “Mingo Cay, U.S. Virgin Islands”
Dutch: “Mingo Cay”
Spanish: “Cayo Mingo”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Caneel Bay and Pastory.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Two Brothers and Congo Ridge.

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