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Your Eleuthera Map...
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But it may be more convenient to have a printed map as you explore the island.
That map comes in two sheets, printed blue-on-beige on either side. In other words, Eleuthera is shown in four sections.
The scale of this map is about 1:77'000, meaning that one inch on the map is equivalent to 1.2 miles on the island.
For finding beaches and locations, this is the Eleuthera map you want.
The only two places where you can get it are...
1. The Island Made Gift Shop in Gregory Town on
North-Central Eleuthera.
Where is Gregory Town? Click the second of the small maps below to see it.
The Gift Shop's phone is: 335-5369. Ask for Pam, the American lady who owns the shop.
2. The Island Farm south of Palmetto Point.
Phone: 332-0141. Where is Palmetto Point? Click the third of the small maps below to see it.
Online Maps
For a much more detailed map of Eleuthera, click on the map above. But...
You will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer in order to open the map. If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can get it by clicking here. (A new window will open so you can download without leaving this page).
To find the downloaded Eleuthera map, go to your desktop and look for the file eleuthera-map-lee.pdf. Open it.
To enlarge the map, click once or several times on the button with the + sign at the top.
Look Down on Eleuthera
View beaches (yellow pins), settlements (black dot on yellow placemarks) and airports (red placemarks) by clicking on each.
Enlarge the map by clicking on the plus + sign on the upper left of the image below.
View Eleuthera island & links to its beaches in a larger map.
Then click the links to the left.
For photos click on the link that shows in the white label that will come up.
The beauty of this Eleuthera map is
that once it is enlarged enough, you can spot every pathway through the bush.Important: You can move the map, i.e. hold down left mouse button and drag it in any direction.
Online Eleuthera Map in 4 Sections
This is North Eleuthera with HARBOUR ISLAND to the right.
Most flights to Eleuthera go to North Eleuthera airport (code ELH).
Some spectacular beaches are on the northern-most part of North Eleuthera. Click here to view them.
Left-click the map, to enlarge it.
You can print out these maps once they are enlarged. In Internet Explorer go to *File* and then *Print*.
North-Central Eleuthera
See Gregory Town at the top and Governor's Harbour airport (code GHB) at the bottom?
Left-click the map to enlarge.
Central Eleuthera stretches from Governor's Harbour down to
Windermere Island,
where British Royals Charles and Diana used to vacation.
Some really great beaches are in this area of Central Eleuthera...
For example
Club Med Beach across from Governor's Harbour on the Atlantic side...
or Ten Bay Beach on the Caribbean side of Eleuthera.
South Eleuthera with Tarpum Bay and Rock Sound.
Rock Sound has its own airport (code RSD).
South of it is the new Cotton Bay Estates & Villas resort. Read about this most interesting and largest 5-star development by clicking here.
From top to bottom of South Eleuthera's right side you see...
beautiful Winding Bay
, Jack's Bay, Cotton Bay and Eleuthera Point at the very South end, where you'll find
Light House Beach, a true pearl of an Eleuthera beach.
Most Detailed Eleuthera Map
And finally here are examples of the most detailed Eleuthera map. The scale of 1:25'000 makes it so big that one inch on the map is equivalent to only 0.4 miles.
You can't get an Eleuthera map more accurate than this one.
Click on the map below to see the largest of all Eleuthera maps.
Do you really want to explore the island? Well then, this is your Eleuthera map. It covers all of the island on eleven sheets.
Unfortunately they are not easy to get because they are only available from the Lands & Surveys Department in Nassau. Call *Surveys & Mapping*, 1-242-322-2328.
Be prepared that the Government Office won't send you the maps. If you are very lucky, you can get your eleven Eleuthera maps by visiting the offices in person.
But...
If you know what area of Eleuthera you are particularly interested in, write to the Web site owner.
How?
Click on the button Comments & FAQs. It's on the upper left side of this page. Go to the bottom of that page and let the site owner know what parts of the map you would need. He'll be able to send it to you as a .jpg-file, i.e. a digital photo.
Governor's Harbour And...
A Nearby Spectacular Beach
When you're viewing the enlarged map, please note that Colebrook Town is Governor's Harbour.
Cupid's Cay connected to Governor's is forming the harbour where boaters anchor. The old mail boat and the new fast ferry to Nassau are mooring there too.
Across from the harbour, on the upper right side, you see a long and wide beach, called Club Med beach . It is one of Eleuthera's widest and prettiest beaches and has a public access path.
Palmetto Point...
South of Governor's Harbour
Left-click the map to enlarge it to more than double its size.
In North Palmetto Point on the Atlantic side and in South Palmetto Point on the Caribbean side, several winter residents have homes.
Palmetto is just 5 miles south of Governor's Harbour settlement and 13 miles south of Governor's Harbour airport.