Paynes Bay sometimes called the "Platinum Coast" is located on the west coast of Barbados. Many locals believe that it is one of the island's best swimming beaches for both the calm seas of the Caribbean and the colorful neighborhood. In recent years, Paynes Bay has experienced significant development, most recently by various foreign speculators who are in the process of constructing condominiums along the bay.
Six Men's Bay is a fishing village located to the south of Maycock's Bay in the northwest of Barbados, north of the town of Speightstown. Just off shore of the bay, ini 60 ft of water, rests the 165 ft long wreck of a sunken freighter named Pamir, a spot for scuba diving.
Bayfield is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados.
Bayleys is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados.
Blades Hill is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados.
Turners Hall Woods is a park and nature reserve in the parish of Saint Andrew in Barbados. Monkeys are abundant here, as are other unusual flora and fauna. The trail will lead you gradually uphill to a great location overlooking the sea on the rugged east coast of the island.
Pine Hill is an area in Saint Michael, Barbados, part of the Greater Bridgetown metropolitan area. It is the location of the CBC Broadcasting studios and the Pine Hill Dairy.
The Wildey area of the Parish of Saint Michael located roughly 4 km east of Bridgetown, it lies on the border with the Parish of Christ Church. Normally a very busy area with the ABC Highway, Wildey is one of the main convergence points for vehicles travelling either towards the capital-city Bridgetown or towards points in northern Barbados. In recent years the area was reconfigured for traffic mitigation, the tri-directional split or fork in the highway formerly known as the "Wildey Y" was changed to only allow southbound traffic to turn left or right on to Wildey Road only. Northbound traffic must now travel on Wildey Road to Highway R road which brings traffic back to BET hill.
The 2006 World Golf Championships-Barbados World Cup took place 7–10 December at the Sandy Lane Resort and Country Club in Barbados. It was the 52nd World Cup and the seventh and last as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $4,000,000 with $1,400,000 going to the winning pair. The German team of Bernhard Langer and Marcel Siem won. They defeated the Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren at the first playoff hole.
Soonuka is a village in Vinni Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.
George Washington House in Barbados is a historic house where the future first U.S. President George Washington visited, in 1751. He was 19 years old at the time and traveling with his ailing half-brother, Lawrence Washington. In 2011, the property was designated as a UNESCO protected property within the World Heritage Site of Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison area.
Mangrove is a populated place in Barbados.
Husbands is a populated place in Barbados.
West Terrace is a populated place in the parish of Saint James, Barbados. The National Cultural Foundation of Barbados is located in West Terrace.
Kendal is a populated place in the parish of Saint John, Barbados.
Cherry Grove is a populated place in the parish of Saint John, Barbados.
Chimborazo is a populated place in the parish of Saint Joseph, Barbados. Chimborazo Hill in Chimborazo is one of this highest points in Barbados.
Boscobelle is a populated place in the parish of Saint Peter, Barbados.
Checker Hall is a populated place in the parish of Saint Lucy, Barbados. Youth Milan FC is based in Checker Hall.
Coordinates: 13°09′N59°38′W / 13.150°N 59.633°W
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