Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a town in Saint John Parish, Dominica. Portsmouth is situated nearby to the neighborhood Zicack, as well as near Chance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cabrits National Park and Fort Shirley.
Cabrits National Park
Recreation area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cabrits National Park is on a peninsula at the north end of the Caribbean island of Dominica, north of Portsmouth. The park protects tropical forest, coral reefs and wetlands. There are hiking trails and an English garrison called Fort Shirley.
Fort Shirley
Photo: Leahtaylor 9, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Shirley is a historic military outpost on the Caribbean island of Dominica. It was built by the British in 1765, and was named for Sir Thomas Shirley.
Morne Balvine
Peak
Morne Balvine is a mountain located in Saint John, Dominica, on segment 11 of the Waitukubuli Trail. The estimate elevation is 404 feet above sea level. Morne Balvine is situated 1½ miles southeast of Portsmouth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Picard.
Portsmouth
Photo: cowbellsolo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 3,630 inhabitants. It is located on the shore of a natural Harbor, Prince Rupert Bay, in Saint John Parish on the north-west coast of Dominica.
Picard
Suburb
Picard is a community on the northwest side of Dominica. It is part of Portsmouth, Dominica. The Ross University School of Medicine, part of DeVry University, was located in Picard and once had over a thousand medical students arriving annually from the…
Cottage
Village
Cottage is a town in the north of Dominica. The community, along with its neighbouring community of Cocoyer, had a population of 279 in 2011. Cottage is located in the Saint John Parish. Cottage is situated 3 miles north of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth
- Type: Town
- Category: locality
- Location: Saint John Parish, Dominica, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
15.57592° or 15° 34′ 33″ northLongitude
-61.45559° or 61° 27′ 20″ westOpen location code
777WHGGV+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 5486352294OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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