Fortsberg, Virgin Islands National Park

#2 among attractions in Virgin Islands National Park

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Fortsberg, a fortification overlooking Coral Bay in Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands also known as Frederiksvaern, was built in 1760. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ()

Coordinates: 18°20'40"N, 64°42'20"W

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Fortsberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dennis Bay Historic District, Mary Point Estate, Brown Bay, Cinnamon Bay Plantation.

4.6 miW
Park
Dennis Bay Historic District, Saint John
118 min walk • Dennis Bay Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is located northeast of Cruz Bay off North Shore Rd. in Virgin Islands National Park. The plantation was claimed and cleared by 1728 to operate as a sugar cane plantation.
2.8 miNW
Ruins
Mary Point Estate, Saint John
71 min walk • Mary Point Estate is a historic property located on the north coast of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands on Mary's Point. The plantation was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1978.
1.3 miN
Ruins
Brown Bay, Virgin Islands National Park
33 min walk • Brown Bay is a bay and a former sugar cane and cotton plantation in the Virgin Islands National Park on the island of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is on the north shore of eastern end of the island, north of the settlement of Palestina. The bay is a relatively shallow one, rising to a beach.
3.3 miW
Neighbourhood
Cinnamon Bay Plantation, Saint John
85 min walk • Cinnamon Bay Plantation is an approximately 300-acre property situated on the north central coast of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands adjacent to Cinnamon Bay. The land, part of Virgin Islands National Park, was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1978.
1.9 miNW
Area
Waterlemon Cay, Virgin Islands National Park
50 min walk • Waterlemon Cay is a small cay surrounded by a fringing reef located in Leinster Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. It is named after the water lemon.
3.8 miNW
Area
Whistling Cay, Virgin Islands National Park
97 min walk • Whistling Cay is a 19-acre islet, situated 300 yards west of Mary Point on Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. It is covered with trees and high cliffs in the north, where it reaches a 130-foot elevation.
0.9 miW
Ruins
Estate Carolina Sugar Plantation, Virgin Islands National Park
24 min walk • The Estate Carolina Sugar Plantation near Coral Bay on Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands is a historic sugar plantation and later rum distillery.
3.4 miW
Area
Cinnamon Cay, Virgin Islands National Park
88 min walk • Cinnamon Cay is a cay in the United States Virgin Islands, situated approximately 0.7 miles east of Trunk Cay in...
4.2 miW
Area
Trunk Cay, Virgin Islands National Park
107 min walk • Trunk Cay is a small grass-covered islet in Trunk Bay in the United States Virgin Islands. It has an elevation of 48 feet and is situated only 200 feet from Trunk Bay Beach. It is an islet of rocky cliffs, coral sandy beaches, and palm trees.
3.5 miW
Interesting neighbourhood
L'Esperance Historic District, Saint John
88 min walk • The L'Esperance Historic District, located east of Cruz Bay off Center Line Rd. on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is located within Virgin Islands National Park.
2.9 miSW
Interesting neighbourhood
Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District, Saint John
75 min walk • Reef Bay Sugar Factory Historic District is a historic section of Saint John, United States Virgin Islands located on the south central coast adjacent to Reef Bay. The land is the site of a sugar factory. The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1981.