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Black Rock in the region of Saint Michael is a town in Barbados - some 3 mi or ( 4 km ) North-West of Bridgetown , the country's capital city .
Current time in Black Rock is now 06:31 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Barbados " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Welchman Hall, Wanstead, Speightstown, Prospect, and Oistins. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Welchman Hall . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Black Rock ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bridgetown
Bridgetown, metropolitan pop 96,578 (2006), is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael. Bridgetown is sometimes locally referred to as "The City", but the most common reference is simply "Town". The Bridgetown port, found along Carlisle Bay lies on the southwestern coast of the island.
Located at 13.11 -59.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Kensington Oval
The Kensington Oval is a stadium located to the west of the capital city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. It is the pre-eminent sporting facility on the island and is primarily used for cricket. Locally referred to as "The Mecca" of cricket, it has hosted many important and exciting cricket games between local, regional, and international teams during its more than 120 year history.
Located at 13.11 -59.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Barbados National Stadium
Barbados National Stadium was officially opened on October 23, 1970. It is a multi-use outdoor stadium in Waterford, St. Michael, Barbados. Situated approximately 4.3km northeast of Bridgetown it is located off Highway 3. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,000. In 2006, FIFA condemned the national football stadium of Barbados though the country was hoping to demolish and rebuild the ground before its 2010 World Cup qualification campaign begins.
Located at 13.12 -59.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Pelican Island (Barbados)
Pelican Island was a small uninhabited island that once existed off the west coast of Bridgetown and Fontabelle, in St. Michael, Barbados. According to historical record, the island received its name from brown pelicans that would nest there. To get there, one could have used one of the pair of nearby boat jetties along the Barbados shoreline, or during low tide it was believed to have been possible to wade out to the island as well.
Located at 13.10 -59.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Saint Michael, Barbados
Statistics Parish:Saint Michael Area:39 km Largest city:Bridgetown Population (2008 est. ):94,860 inhab. Population density:2,432.31 inhab/km² Parliamentary representation - House seats11 Map Parishes of Barbados The parish of St. Michael is one of eleven parishes of Barbados. It has a land area of 39 km² and is found at the south-west portion of the island. Saint Michael has survived by name as one of the original six parishes created in 1629 by Governor Sir William Tufton.
Located at 13.12 -59.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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