RAF Travellers Hill
RAF Travellers Hill, originally known as Travellers Hill Camp, is a small military village of the British Armed Forces, located near Two Boats on Ascension Island, a British Overseas Territory.- Type: Military installation
- Description: Royal Air Force accommodation village on Ascension Island
- Also known as: “Royal Air Force Travellers Hill” and “Travellers Hill Camp”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Two Boats School and Green Mountain.
Two Boats School
School
Two Boats School is the only school on Ascension Island, located in Two Boats Village. It is part of the Ascension Island Government and provides education to all children living on the island from Foundation Stage to Year 11. Two Boats School is situated 3,600 feet northeast of RAF Travellers Hill.
Green Mountain
Peak
Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Green Mountain is a common name for "The Peak", the highest point and a stratovolcano on Ascension Island, which has gained some fame for claims that it is one of very few large-scale artificial forests. Green Mountain is ranked 38th by topographic isolation. Green Mountain is situated 2 miles east of RAF Travellers Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Two Boats and Georgetown.
Two Boats
Village
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0.
Two Boats, also known as Two Boats Village, is a village at the foot of Green Mountain on Ascension Island. Founded in the early 19th century, it was a originally a resting point for sailors who sought to ascend the mountain.
Georgetown
Town
Photo: LordHarris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown is the capital and chief settlement of Ascension Island, in the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, situated on the west coast of the island. Georgetown is situated 3 miles west of RAF Travellers Hill.
RAF Travellers Hill
- Categories: village and military base
- Location: Ascension, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-7.94414° or 7° 56′ 39″ southLongitude
-14.37197° or 14° 22′ 19″ westOperator
British Armed ForcesOpen location code
6C473J4H+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 1280798742OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=baseWikidata ID
Q16301389
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“RAF Travellers Hill” goes by many names.
- French: “RAF Travellers Hill”
- French: “Travellers Hill Camp”
- Spanish: “Cerro Viajeros”
- Spanish: “RAF Travellers Hill”
- Spanish: “Travellers Hill Camp”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include T3 Cinema and Travellers Hill.
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