Where is Buck Island?

Hello,

There are two Buck Islands.

There are daysails from St. Thomas to the Buck Island closest to St. Thomas. There aren't any to St. Croix's Buck Island. You can spend a night on St. Croix, take Cape Air or the seaplane over.

April - here are the two islands.

Buck Island Reef National Monument, off of St. Croix
The Buck Island area was first protected in 1948 and later became a national park in 1962 under the direction of John F. Kennedy. Buck Island National Monument is 6000 feet long and ½ a mile wide. Uninhabited Buck Island is 340 feet above sea level. The National Park Service manages this underwater monument of extraordinary marine beauty. Buck Island offers a pristine white sand beach; excellent snorkeling and a wonderful look at marine life around spectacular coral reefs and gardens. It is one of the most popular attractions on St. Croix.

And...

Buck Island National Wildlife Refuge, off of St. Thomas
Established: 1969. Acres: 45. The island is located 2 miles from the south coast of St. Thomas. Administered under Caribbean Islands NWR office. The island was transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Service due to “its value for migratory birds.” Although the rocky coastline offers little in the way of recreation potential, the surrounding waters contain reefs and a shipwreck that attract large numbers of snorkelers, divers, and boaters. The Coast Guard maintains a lighthouse on the refuge.

--Islander

Thanks Islander.