Blackbeard’s Castle
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Niceley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: National Historic Landmark in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Also known as: “Blackbeard’s Castle (99 steps (102) + 35 steps)”, “Blackbeards Castle”, “Skytsborg”, and “Skytsborg Tower”
- Address: 271 Blackbeard’s Hill Way
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Government House and St. Thomas Synagogue.
Government House
Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Government House is a public building, which is situated 530 feet south of Blackbeard’s Castle.
St. Thomas Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St. Thomas Synagogue, officially Congregation Beracha Veshalom Oogemiluth Hasadim or The Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas, is a historic Reform Jewish synagogue located at 2116 Crystal Gade, Queens Quarters, in Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. St. Thomas Synagogue is situated 1,100 feet west of Blackbeard’s Castle.
Emancipation Garden
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Emancipation Garden is a park in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands The park was built to commemorate the freeing of the slaves which took place on July 3, 1848.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Christian and Frenchtown.
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.
Frenchtown
Hamlet
Frenchtown is a settlement on the island of Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands. It is located on the south coast, on the west side of the capital, Charlotte Amalie and to the east of the settlement of Altona.
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.
Blackbeard’s Castle
- Categories: tower, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.34386° or 18° 20′ 38″ northLongitude
-64.92959° or 64° 55′ 47″ westOpen location code
77CQ83VC+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 378307440OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2968446
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Blackbeard’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Blackbeard’s Castle”
- Danish: “Blackbeards Castle”
- Danish: “Skytsborg”
- Danish: “Sortskægs borg”
- French: “Blackbeard’s Castle”
- French: “château de Barbe Noire”
- French: “Château de Barbe Noire”
- German: “Skytsborg”
- Malayalam: “ബ്ലാക്ക്ബിയേഡ്സ് കോട്ട”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blackbeard’s Castle”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blackbeards Castle”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skytsborg”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Svartskjeggs borg”
- Norwegian: “Skytsborg”
- Spanish: “Blackbeard’s Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo de barbanegra”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Barbanegra”
- Spanish: “Skytsborg”
- Swedish: “Skytsborg”
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