Rodney Bay, Gros Islet District

Name: Rodney Bay
Address: Gros Islet District, Saint Lucia

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Rodney Bay is a town and bay located in the Gros Islet District on the island of Saint Lucia. Gros Islet is one of the ten districts in the island. It can be found on the northwestern coast of the island above the Castries District, where the capital of St. Lucia is, and the former Dauphin quarter. St. Lucia is a small island in North America located in the Caribbean Sea and it is the largest of the Caribbean's Windward Islands. The Windward islands include Martinique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada. It is in a chain of islands in the Lesser Antilles with Martinique to the north and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the south. These islands are southeast of the islands of Puerto Rico and Haiti. Out of the two airports in St.Lucia, Hewanorra and Charles airport, Rodney Bay is closer to the latter. ()

Alternative names: Founded: 1986 (38 years ago)Coordinates: 14°4'60"N, 60°58'0"W

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Nearby attractions include: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Splash Island Water Park St. Lucia, Castries Market, St. Joseph the Worker Church.

2.5 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet
64 min walk • The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, previously the Beausejour Cricket Ground, is a cricket ground located near Gros Islet, Saint Lucia standard seating capacity of 15,000. It was completed in 2002 and currently accommodates 13,000 spectators.
0.9 miSE
14°4'41"N • 60°57'15"W
Splash Island Water Park St. Lucia, Gros Islet
24 min walk • Water park, Swimming, Amusement park
5.2 miS
Shopping, Flea market, Market
Castries Market, Castries
132 min walk • The Castries Market and Vendor's Arcade is the largest open-air market in Castries, Saint Lucia. It is located in the middle of the capital and has over 300 regular vendors and a hundred or more local sellers on market days.
0.9 miE
Church
St. Joseph the Worker Church, Gros Islet
25 min walk • The St. Joseph the Worker Church is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the town of Gros Islet in the district of the same name on the northern tip of St. Lucia.
1.3 miSE
14°4'8"N • 60°57'15"W
Baywalk Mall, Gros Islet
34 min walk • Casino, Shopping, Shopping centre
5.4 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Castries, Castries
137 min walk • The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, located in Derek Walcott Square, Castries, Saint Lucia, is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Castries, currently Robert Rivas.
5.4 miS
Park
Derek Walcott Square, Castries
138 min walk • Derek Walcott Square is a public square and park located in central Castries, Saint Lucia. The square is bounded by Bourbon, Brazil, Laborie and Micoud Streets.
4.2 miS
Beach
Vigie Beach, Castries
108 min walk • Vigie Beach is located 2 km north of Castries District, Saint Lucia, running parallel and immediately adjacent to the George F. L. Charles Airport. It is a protected white sand beach. Immediately opposite the airport departure lounge are a few small food kiosks. The following locations are nearby: George F. L.
4.9 miSW
Lighthouse
Vigie, Castries
125 min walk • Vigie is part of Castries, Saint Lucia. The French established a village at the base of Vigie Hill in 1745, and a military headquarters on Vigie Height. Three forts were built, Choc Fort facing Choc Bay, Fort St. Victor at the entrance to Grand Carénage Bay, and Fort Montagu overlooking Petit Carénage Bay. George F. L.
5.4 miS
14°0'33"N • 60°59'29"W
Central Library, Castries
138 min walk • Library
1.5 miSE
Universities and schools
Atlantic University School Of Medicine, Gros Islet
38 min walk • Atlantic University School of Medicine was an offshore private medical school, located in St. Lucia from its foundation in 2010 until August 2017 and then for 5 months in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda until December 2017, when it fully closed.