Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Barbados.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Barbados. Last Update: 2024-05-07 07:59:51
Delve into Union
Union in Saint George is located in Barbados a little east of Bridgetown, the country's capital town.
Current time in Union is now 09:16 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Barbados with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Union. The closest airport in Barbados is Sir Grantley Adams International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Barbados is Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison in a distance of 78 mi (or 125 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Four Cross Roads, Welchman Hall, Oistins, Bathsheba and Bridgetown. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 84 °F
Morning Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 69% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
29°C (83 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
29°C (84 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sea Breeze Beach House by Ocean Hotels - All Inclusive
BOUGAINVILLEA BEACH RESORT
SWEETFIELD MANOR BO
SOUTHERN PALMS HOTEL
Sapphire Beach Club Resort
ROSTREVOR HOTEL
Time Out
Palm Garden Hotel
Yellow Bird Hotel
Bonanza Apartments
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Monkey in Barbados
Stopped next to a monkey farm in Barbados on the Atlantic side of the island (on an Island Safari) and random a monkey jumps in through the window and sits on this guys lap (but unfortunatly...
Barbados Tourism Commercial
Welcome to Barbados. This beautiful island paradise is the ideal place for your next vacation. Sun, sea and sand with romance, sport, adventure and relaxation thrown in for good measure and...
Barbados TripWow from TripAdvisor
Concentrating on the south and east coasts of Barbados, a look at beaches, restaurants, and accommodations. The lively St Lawrence Gap is heavily emphasized, as well as the St Lawrence Beach...
Barbados, Sanctuary nature park. Monkeys in the trees !!!
Barbados Nature Sanctuary Park. Monkeys climbing the trees.
Crystal Cove by Elegant Hotels, Barbados - Destinology
An eight-acre tropical garden surrounds Crystal Cove which operates an all-inclusive board basis and provides great value to its guests with a high standard of dining and great selection of...
Paintball in Barbados 3
A slow motion view of Paintball in Barbados Shot with the Sony Ex1 720p 60 @ 1/2000.
Barbados Holidays, Pure Bliss Tropical Sky HD
http://www.tropicalsky.co.uk/caribbean-holidays/barbados If its Caribbean sophistication you are after, a holiday to Barbados is a top choice. Renowned for its first class hotels, fine dining...
Caribe Claudia Gonçalves - Dez 2011.
Surf trip Barbados: Claudia Gonçalves Imagens e edição: Marcelo Morini Dovalo Canon t2i e Go pro.
Aquaponics explained in 54 seconds
Small scale, reliable, aquaponic systems for sale in the Caribbean,learn more on Face book https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bairds-Village-Aquaponics-Association/486848404729021.
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Barbados
Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is 34 kilometres in length and up to 23 kilometres in width, covering an area of 431 square kilometres . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about 168 kilometres east of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and 400 kilometres north-east of Trinidad and Tobago.
Geography of Barbados
Barbados is an Continental Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; and is located at 13°10' north of the equator, and 59°32' west of the Prime Meridian. As the easternmost isle of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, Barbados lies 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of the Windward Islands and Caribbean Sea. The maritime claim for Barbados is a territorial sea of 12 nmi, with an exclusive economic zone of 200 nmi, this gives Barbados a total maritime area of 183,436 km.
Saint George, Barbados
Statistics Parish:Saint George Area:44km² (17 sq. mi. ) Largest city:The Glebe Population (2008 est. ):19,530 inhab. Population Density:443.86 inhab/km² Parliamentary representation - House seats2 Map Parishes of Barbados The parish of Saint George ("St. George") is located in the interior of Barbados. It is one of two land-locked parishes, the other being Saint Thomas to the north.
Bentleys
Bentleys is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados.
Brereton, Barbados
Brereton is a village in Saint Philip Parish in Barbados.
Bussa Emancipation Statue
The Bussa Emancipation Statue is a public sculpture of a slave rebellion leader in Barbados, east of Bridgetown. The statue is located at centre of the J.T.C. Ramsay roundabout formed at the junction of the ABC Highway and Highway 5. Many Barbadians refer to the statue as Bussa, the name of a slave who helped inspire a revolt against slavery in Barbados in 1816. The statue was created 1985 by Bajan sculptor Karl Broodhagen 169 years after the rebellion.
Wildey, Saint Michael, Barbados
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.
Gun Hill Signal Station
Gun Hill Signal Station, St. George is the largest and most important of the military outposts in Barbados, with military associations from at least 1697. In the Militia Act of that year, when it was known as Briggs Hill, it was named as one of the four points where guns were to be placed to give alarm in the event of an invasion, so it is likely that the name Gun Hill goes back nearly 300 years.