Peter Island

#9 among destinations in British Virgin Islands

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Peter Island is a 720 hectare private island located in the British Virgin Islands. It is about 5 miles south-west from Road Town, Tortola. The island was named after Pieter Adriensen who was the brother of Abraham Adriensen, Patron of Tortola under the Dutch West India Company in the early 17th century. Pieter Adriensen and Joost van Dyk built a fort and slave pens at Great Harbour on Peter Island to facilitate privateering and the nascent trade in slaves from Angola. ()

Alternative names: Area: 2.78 mi²Archipelago: Virgin IslandsCoordinates: 18°21'7"N, 64°34'51"W

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Peter Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. William's Church, Mount Sage National Park, The Moorings Marina, Fort Charlotte.

5.4 miNW
Church
St. William's Church, Road Town
138 min walk • The St. William's Church also alternatively called Catholic Church of St. William is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located on the island of Tortola in the Main Street of the village of Road Town capital of the British Virgin Islands, a territory of the United Kingdom in the Lesser Antilles.
5.6 miNW
Natural attraction, National park, Park
Mount Sage National Park, Tortola
144 min walk • Mount Sage National Park is a protected area of the British Virgin Islands. It is named after the highest peak of the island of Tortola, Mount Sage.
5.6 miNW
18°25'36"N • 64°36'56"W
The Moorings Marina, Road Town
144 min walk • Sailing, Scuba and snorkeling, Boat tours
5.1 miNW
Ruins
Fort Charlotte, Tortola
130 min walk • Fort Charlotte is a fort built on Harrigan's Hill, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The fort was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who was the wife of King George III.
5.4 miN
Ruins
Fort George, Road Town
138 min walk • Fort George is a colonial fort which was erected on the northeast edge of Road Town, Tortola in the British Virgin Islands above Baugher's Bay. The site is now a ruin.
5.4 miNW
Ruins
Fort Purcell, Tortola
139 min walk • Fort Purcell is a ruined fort near Pockwood Pond on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.
5 miNW
Museum
Government House, Road Town
129 min walk • Government House, located in Road Town, Tortola, is the official residence of the governor of the British Virgin Islands. The original structure, dating back to 1899, was destroyed by a hurricane in 1924.
4.5 miN
Church
St. Phillip's Anglican Church, Tortola
116 min walk • St. Phillip's Anglican Church, also known as the African Church, in the Kingstown area of Tortola in British Virgin Islands, was built in 1840 by a community of Africans who had been liberated from illegal slave ships.
1.5 miNE
Island
Dead Chest Island, Road Town
38 min walk • Dead Chest Island is an Island located half a mile north east of Deadman's Bay on Peter Island, British Virgin Islands. It is uninhabited, has no fresh water or trees and only sparse vegetation.
3.4 miSW
Island
Norman Island
87 min walk • Norman Island is an island at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is one of a number of islands reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel Treasure Island.
3.7 miE
Island
Salt Island
95 min walk • Salt Island is one of the islands of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands located about 4.7 miles south east of Road Town, the main town on Tortola. It is named after its salt ponds, which were once an important resource.