Skeldon
in East Berbice-Corentyne Region, Guyana

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
5.883 and -57.133 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 5° 52' 59" and W -57° 7' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - GYD
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:51 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/Guyana
UTC/GMT offset: -4 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:52 am and 5:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-5.681 and 122.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bahari
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Guyana in South America

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Guyana.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Guyana. Last Update: 2024-03-19 07:55:12

Explore Skeldon

Skeldon in East Berbice-Corentyne Region with it's 5,859 inhabitants is a city in Guyana about 95 mi (or 152 km) south-east of Georgetown, the country's capital.

Local time in Skeldon is now 05:51 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / Guyana with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Skeldon. The closest is airport we know is Nieuw Nickerie Airport in Suriname in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km). The closest airport in Guyana is New Amsterdam Airport in a distance of 37 mi (or 13 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nieuw Nickerie, New Amsterdam, Fort Wellington, Totness and Linden. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 89 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 48%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Tuesday, 19th of March 2024

32°C (89 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 20th of March 2024

32°C (90 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Thursday, 21st of March 2024

29°C (85 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Traveling on the Corentyne

Published: July 15, 2007
Length: 22:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jared Ford

The variety of adventures to partake on the Corentyne in Guyana.


Horse Racing, Kenard Memorial Turf,Bushlot Farm,Corentyne.

Published: November 20, 2014
Length: 52:45 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Saan Tap

Local horse racing, captured while on vacation in Guyana in 2011, Great fun...


CORRIVERTON BOYS LIMING AT 63 BEACH !

Published: June 09, 2013
Length: 01:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: kesho j

ENTERTAINMENT FUN.


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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.

Crabwood Creek

Crabwood Creek is a small community on the Corentyne River in the East Berbice–Corentyne region of Guyana. The population of about 10,000 people is primarily descendants of indentured labourerss who were brought to Guyana from India in the mid-1830s. Crabwood Creek is located approximately two miles from the larger town of Corriverton, home to the Guyana Sugar Corporation's skeldon Estate which provides jobs to a majority of the surrounding communities.

Located at 5.85, -57.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Guyana, East Berbice-Corentyne


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Number 80, Skeldon Place, Skeldon, SKM