| History & Culture of St. Croix |
St. Croix is an island of rich history and beauty
The capital of St. Croix is Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. The US Virgin Islands are part of the Antilles chain which separates the Caribbean and Atlantic. St. Croix, the largest of the three Virgins, is 28 miles long and 7 miles wide.
If you were sailing, you’d know that the island lies 17° 45' north latitude and 64° 45' west longitude. St. Croix is on Atlantic Standard time, which makes us one hour ahead of Eastern Standard time in winter months when you set your clocks back one hour.
Ruins of more than 100 sugar mills and great houses sporadically cover the island and offer an insight into the history of St. Croix. With its white sand beaches and rolling landscape and lush tropical rain forest in the west, St. Croix is truly an island of beauty.
According to The 2007 World Fact Book, there are approximately 50 thousand residents who call St. Croix their home. Natives of the island are called Crucians or Cruzans. Most people speak English, however, natives do have a modified version of English which is classified as Creole. It is spoken throughout the West Indies, and accents vary from island to island. Cruzan, or Creole, was influenced by Portuguese, Danish, French, Dutch and English.
St. Croix Climate
Let’s just say… it’s paradise!
St. Croix has a very warm climate which does not have much variation between seasons. The temperature ranges between the high-70's and mid-80's year round. The water temperature is also very consistent and in the same temperature range as the air. St. Croix receives an average of 40 inches of rain per year, with August through October typically the rainiest months.
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