Charlotte Amalie West, U.S. Virgin Islands

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Charlotte Amalie West
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Charlotte Amalie West
Location within the United States Virgin Islands
Coordinates: 18°21′N64°57′W / 18.350°N 64.950°W / 18.350; -64.950
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
TerritoryFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands
District Saint Thomas-Saint John
Island Saint Thomas
Subdistrict(s) Charlotte Amalie, Northside
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total
4,404
ZIP code
00802, 00803
Area code 340
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Charlotte Amalie West is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on the west side of the island. It is the third largest town or census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. Virgin Islands (after Charlotte Amalie and Anna's Retreat). Together with the historical town of Charlotte Amalie and the census-designated place (CDP) Charlotte Amalie East, Charlotte Amalie West make up the subdistrict and "the City" of Charlotte Amalie [2]

Contents

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St. Thomas, Subdistricts, towns, and CDPs

Charlotte Amalie West is the transportion and industrial area of the island of St. Thomas. Within Charlotte Amalie West is one of the two airports in the US Virgin Islands, the Crown Bay Ports, Crown Bay marina, a marine drydock, the VITRAN (Virgin Island Public Transit) bus depot, ferry docks for surrounding islands, and Randolph Harley Power Plant operated by the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) for the St. Thomas-St. John district.

Transportation

Airports

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Cyril E King Airport Terminal as seen from the UVI campus

Cyril E. King Airport (IATA: STT ICAO: TIST) is the busiest airport in the Virgin Islands archipelago and second busiest in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands archipelago behind only the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico for total passengers served per year. It offers regular nonstop service to destinations to Chicago, Houston, San Juan and along the east coast of the United States.

Cruise Ports

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Crown Bay Cruise Port

Charlotte Amalie West also holds one of the two cruise ports in St. Thomas, the other being the West Indian Company (WICO) dock in Havensight of Charlotte Amalie East. The Crown Bay cruise port has space for 2 large cruise ships as well as on port shopping center.

Ferry Terminals

Within the Crown Bay Marina are docks for ferries going to both St. John and Water Island.

Public Transit

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VITRAN bus on St Thomas.
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Safaris

The VITRAN (Virgin Island Public Transit) system is a comprehensive public transportation system serving the U.S. Virgin Islands. The system encompasses various modes of transportation, including buses, paratransit services and ferries. The buses and paratransit services are the only modes of transport that are available within the Charlotte Amalie West however.

Public Fixed Path Transit

Unlike other comprehensive public transportation systems in US cities, VITRAN does not service the local airport or the local university. Only one VITRAN bus route serves the CDP of Charlotte Amalie West as others have been discontinued. [3] Below of the list of bus routes, current and past:

  1. VITRAN 101 - City/UVI [suspended],
  2. VITRAN 102 - City/Subbase/Airport [suspended],
  3. VITRAN 201 - Bordeaux.

Public Paratransit Service

The paratransit service provided by VITRAN is a specialized transportation system designed to serve individuals with disabilities who cannot access the regular fixed public transit services. This service adheres to the guidelines of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ensuring accessible transportation for elderly, those with mobility issues and disabled residents and visitors. This VITRAN service include door-to-door or curb-to-curb transport and advanced reservation systems at half the price of the fixed path transist.

Alternative Fixed Path Transit

"Safaris", as they are called locally, are open air taxis mounted onto the back of a pickup truck. [4] Because VITRAN bus transit is not very efficient, some "safari" drivers operate on several VITRAN bus fixed paths. Some Safari drivers still run on the old VITRAN 101 route.

Highways and Major Roads

In the USVI, highways and major routes beginning with 3-4 are located on St. Thomas. Many of these highways and routes pass through or border the town of Charlotte Amalie. Some of the major highways and roads include:

Territorial Government

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Exterior of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas
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Interior of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court

Although Charlotte Amalie is the anchor town of "the city" of Charlotte Amalie (subdistrict), Charlotte Amalie West is home to the highest division of the judicial branch of the territory. The Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands is located in the Crown Bay area in Charlotte Amalie West. The Supreme Court assumed jurisdiction over all appeals from the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, a trial level court, on January 29, 2007.

Education

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Entrance sign

St. Thomas-St. John School District operates public schools.

Elementary Schools:

Parochial and Private Schools:

Universities and Colleges: The University of the Virgin Islands, Orville E. Kean Campus, was founded in 1962. The University of the Virgin Islands provides higher education leading to associate's, bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees, with campuses on St. Thomas and St. Croix.

Sports

Elridge Wilburn Blake
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Elridge Wilburn Blake
Sports and Fitness Center

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Buccaneers men's and Lady Buccaneers women's athletics teams since 2016 has participated in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. This membership marked a significant step in expanding UVI's athletic program, allowing its teams to compete at a national level against other colleges and universities in various sports. On of July 1, 2023, UVI athletics took another big step and became a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC), now the HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC). The university currently competes in three sports, basketball, cross country, and track & field for both men and women.

The UVI men's and women's basketball teams play their home games at the Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness Center on the UVI Orville E. Kean Campus. The facility is an indoor sporting arena with a capacity of 3,000 people (the largest on the island). [5]

The arena also serves as the host venue for the United States Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, an in-season college basketball exempt multiple-team event (MTE) tournament. [6]

Climate

Climate data for Charlotte Amalie West
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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: [7]

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