Les Basses
in Département de Nippes, Haiti

Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
18.574 and -73.709 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 18° 34' 26" and W -73° 42' 33"
Currency and Currency Code:
Gourde - HTG
Spoken languages:
Haitian, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 09:44 AM (Monday)
Timezone: America/Port-au-Prince
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:27 am and 7:16 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-10.457 and 105.705 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waterfall
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Haiti in Caribbean

Safety Score: 4,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning it is not safe to travel Haiti.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Haiti. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Touring Les Basses

Les Basses in Département de Nippes is a town located in Haiti about 90 mi (or 145 km) west of Port-au-Prince, the country's capital place.

Time in Les Basses is now 09:44 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named America / Port-au-Prince with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Les Basses. The closest airport in Haiti is Les Cayes Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba in Cuba at a distance of 100 mi (or 161 km).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Les Cayes, Jeremie, Miragoane, Jacmel and Gonayiv. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Evening Temperature 27°C / 81 °F
Night Temperature 25°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 17%
Air Humidity 67%
Air Pressure 1015 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 17% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

29°C (85 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

28°C (83 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

28°C (83 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Videos from this area

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

Driving Haiti Pestel Corail

Published: July 27, 2014
Length: 05:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andrej Nowakowski

Driving Haiti 2014: bad road (N 218) from Pestel to Corail.


Fishing ....Again !!!!! 2012 VIDEO !!

Published: July 28, 2012
Length: 57:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: sxmrichrich

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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.

Cayemites

The Cayemites are a pair of islands located in the Gulf of Gonâve off the coast of southwest Haiti. The two islands, known individually as Grande Cayemite and Petite Cayemite, are a combined 45 square kilometres in area. Petite Cayemite lies just west of the larger island, Grande Cayemite. The islands are approximately 35 kilometres east of the city of Jérémie and are in the administrative department of Grand'Anse.

Located at 18.6167, -73.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Gulf of Gonâve, Islands of Haiti, Grand'Anse Department


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Au Bas, Les Basses