Charlotte Amalie East, U.S. Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie East | |
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Census-Designated Place | |
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  Charlotte Amalie East Location within the United States Virgin Islands | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′18″N 64°54′24″W / 18.3383°N 64.9067°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Island | Saint Thomas |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 1,908 |
| ZIP code | 00801, 00802, 00803, 00804 |
| Area code | 340 |
| Major routes |  
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Charlotte Amalie East is a Census-Designated Place (CDP) in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the east side of the island. It is the fifth largest town or census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (after Charlotte Amalie, Anna's Retreat, Charlotte Amalie West,and Cruz Bay). Together with the town of Charlotte Amalie and the census-designated place (CDP) Charlotte Amalie West, Charlotte Amalie East make up the subdistrict and "the City" of Charlotte Amalie[2]
Charlotte Amalie East is a transportion and shopping area of the island of St. Thomas. Within Charlotte Amalie East is Havensight. Havensight is a community and the busiest cruise port in the world.[3]
The largest shopping facility in Havensight is the Havensight Mall. Havensight Mall was the first shopping center in the U.S. Virgin Islands,[4][5] and is home to 60 shops.[6] The mall is an outdoor mall featuring numerous tenants and services, including medical, business services, gifts and souvenirs, jewelry, restaurants, apparel, sports, and car rental. [7]
Transportation
[edit]Charlotte Amalie East also holds one of the two cruise ports in St. Thomas, the West Indian Company (WICO) dock. The other cruise ship port is Crown Bay in Charlotte Amalie West. The WICO dock has space for 3 large cruise ships as well as the on port shopping center of Havensight Mall.
Highways and Major Roads
[edit]In the USVI, highways and major routes beginning with 3-4 are located on St. Thomas. A few of these highways and routes pass through or border the CDP of Charlotte Amalie East. Some of the major highways and roads include:
- Highway 30 (VI 30) passes through Charlotte Amalie East Elmo D. Roebuck Senior Drive.
- Route 38 (VI 38) Weymouth Rhymer Highway).
- Route 313 (VI 313) Rumer Drive connecting Highway 30 to Route 38.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Charlotte Amalie East | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 86 (30) |
86 (30) |
86 (30) |
88 (31) |
88 (31) |
90 (32) |
90 (32) |
91 (33) |
90 (32) |
90 (32) |
88 (31) |
86 (30) |
88 (31) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
72 (22) |
72 (22) |
74 (23) |
76 (24) |
77 (25) |
78 (26) |
78 (26) |
77 (25) |
76 (24) |
75 (24) |
73 (23) |
75 (24) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.89 (48) |
1.51 (38) |
1.52 (39) |
2.39 (61) |
3.36 (85) |
2.35 (60) |
2.42 (61) |
3.50 (89) |
5.34 (136) |
5.57 (141) |
5.28 (134) |
2.74 (70) |
37.87 (962) |
| Source: [8] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Table 1. Population of the United States Virgin Islands : 2010 and 2020" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "United States Census Bureau" (PDF).
- ^ Stallings, Douglas (2010). Fodor's Caribbean Ports of Call 2011. Fodor's Travel Publications. Page 364. ISBN 9781400004690.
- ^ Page, Cecelia Frances (2009). Significant Moments. iUniverse. Page 125. ISBN 9781440185724.
- ^ Hamlyn, James (2002). Fodor's Exploring Caribbean. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780676901764.
- ^ Sullivan, Lynne M. (2008). Adventure Guide Virgin Islands. Hunter Publishing. Page 96. ISBN 9781588435811.
- ^ West Indian Company Ltd., The. "Havensight Mall."
- ^ "Monthly Averages for Saint Thomas, VI (00801)". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved May 13, 2009.