St. Thomas is at
18.3˚North (latitude) – 65.0˚West
(longitude).
Important coordinates to remember as Hurricane Season begins again Monday: June 1st through November. Around the island, fixed place hurricane shutters will begin to be seen on properties. It is timeconsuming to install these shutters (lots of wingnuts to tighten) so property owners can't wait until a storm is named & heading towards the island. It's a reminder to begin storm preparedness to help to mitigate
against damage & loss.
Check the Hang Your Hammock Properties website daily for new listings for available St. Thomas, VI condominiums to rent for 3 months or longer:
MAHOGANY RUN
POINT PLEASANT
REGATTA POINT VILLAS
SAPPHIRE BEACH RESORT
SAPPHIRE VILLAGE
SEA CLIFF VILLAS
WATERGATE VILLAS EAST
and others....
Call Carol for updates.
Rentals: Who Pays the Real Estate Agency?
You are looking to rent a residential property in the Virgin
Islands. You call a real estate office
for appointments to see available rentals within your budget and which meet
your specifications. A sales agent or
broker shows you various options. You
find the property you want to rent, sign a lease and pay the rent and security
deposit to the listing real estate agency as agent for the landlord. The real estate agency pays the rent to the
landlord less the commission earned for finding the tenant. In the Virgin Islands the landlord pays the
real estate agency for finding a tenant.
Seismic Activity
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, is located at Latitude 18.3o North & Longitude 65o West.
It is part of the Caribbean island chain formed by volcanic activity along the fault line where the Caribbean Plate meets the North American Plate beneath the sea. These plates grind against each other producing hundreds of seismic events daily. Most are detected only by the most sensitive instruments. Approximately 20 earthquakes per month occur in the area of St. Thomas although most are unnoticed. Buildings on St. Thomas must be built to the specifications of the Zone 4 (the highest) Earthquake Provisions.
The last earthquake to directly affect St. Thomas was in 1867.
At 3pm on November 29th, 2007 St. Thomas experienced over 20 seconds of tremors from an earthquake deep in the Caribbean which hit Martinque where it was rated 7.4 on tthe Richter Scale.
More Island Expressions
St. Thomas, St. John, St Croix are the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). We are a U.S. Territory. We are citizens of the U.S. We use U.S. currency - with a delightful pronounciation.
Heard on-island:“hard dolla”Meaning:A paper dollar
Heard on-island:“quat”Meaning:A quarter made up of any combination of pennies, nickels &/or dimes
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