Traveling Luck for Prickly Bay British Virgin Islands (general), British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands flag

The timezone in Prickly Bay is America/Tortola
Morning Sunrise at 06:46 and Evening Sunset at 17:47. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 18.5000°, Longitude. -64.3500°

Weather near Prickly Bay Last report from Beef Island, Tortola, 32km away

Weather Temperature: 27°C / 81°F
Wind: 8.1km/h Southeast
Cloud: Scattered at 1900ft Scattered at 4800ft

Satellite map of Prickly Bay and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Prickly Bay in British Virgin Islands (general), British Virgin Islands

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

Accommodation around Prickly Bay

Bitter End Yacht Club PO Box 46, Virgin Gorda

Biras Creek Resort North Sound, Virgin Gorda

Gordian Terrace Gordian Terrace, Virgin Gorda

cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

populated locality an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.

sound a long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water.

reef(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

bank(s) an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation.

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

bight(s) an open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline.

rocks conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.

intermittent stream a water course which dries up in the dry season.


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Airports close to Prickly Bay

Terrance b lettsome international(EIS), Roadtown/beef island, Virgin isl. (32km)
Cyril e king(STT), St. thomas, Virgin isl. (103km)
Henry e rohlsen(STX), St. criox island, Virgin isl. (151.9km)
Roosevelt roads ns(NRR), Roosevelt roads, Puerto rico (210.6km)
Diego jimenez torres(FAJ), Fajardo, Puerto rico (211.5km)