Bridgetown, Barbados elevation
The center of Bridgetown is about 50 ft (15 m) above sea level. Within 5 km the ground ranges from -16 to 396 ft.
Elevation at the city center
50ft
15 m above sea level
Terrain-tile elevation at 13.0975, -59.6167 (Wikidata city coordinates). Built from: Global ETOPO1 terrain data U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Range within 5 km of the center (sampled)
- -16 to 396 ft
- -5 to 121 m · 64 points
- Source: Terrain Tiles
- Average of sampled points
- 143 ft (44 m)
- Source: Terrain Tiles
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made
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Elevation around Bridgetown
Within 5 km of the center, 64 sampled points run from -16 ft to 396 ft, with an average of 143 ft.
Method: Sampled: terrain-tile elevation at 64 points spaced 750 m apart within 5 km of the city center coordinates (no city boundary is used); 73 points in the sea (Natural Earth 1:10m coastline) were left out. The true highest and lowest points can lie between grid points.
Life at 50 ft
Standard-atmosphere estimates for central Bridgetown (50 ft). Weather moves the real values a little from day to day.
- Oxygen per breath
- 100 % of sea level
- Air is still 20.9% oxygen; there is just less air.
Sources: pressure from the U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA, NASA, USAF); boiling point from the Antoine equation for water (Lange's Handbook of Chemistry); canning thresholds from the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. Not medical or food-safety advice; follow the tested USDA recipe for your altitude.
Bridgetown and nearby towns
- Oistins150 ft
- Greenland65 ft
- Bridgetown50 ft
- Speightstown46 ft
- Bathsheba39 ft
- Holetown5 ft
Landmark elevations
| What | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown city center | 50 ft (15 m) | Terrain Tiles at the Wikidata coordinates |
| Highest sampled point within 5 km | 396 ft (121 m) · 2.8 mi from the center | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Lowest sampled point within 5 km | -16 ft (-5 m) | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Nearest large or medium airport: Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | 169 ft (52 m) · 8.6 mi away | OurAirports |
| Speightstown | 46 ft (14 m) · 11 mi away · pop. 2,192 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Holetown | 5 ft (1 m) · 6.3 mi away · pop. 1,595 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Bathsheba | 39 ft (12 m) · 10 mi away · pop. 1,521 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Oistins | 150 ft (46 m) · 6.0 mi away · pop. 1,471 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Greenland | 65 ft (20 m) · 11 mi away · pop. 508 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
Other capitals on this site
- Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda — 32 ft, 315 mi away
- Nassau, Bahamas — 31 ft, 1,420 mi away
- Belmopan, Belize — 247 ft, 1,963 mi away
- La Paz, Bolivia — 11,977 ft, 2,126 mi away
- Brasília, Brazil — 3,582 ft, 2,151 mi away
- All world capitals · Boiling point at 50 ft · Elevation from coordinates
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of Bridgetown?
The center of Bridgetown is about 50 ft (15 m) above sea level, from Terrain Tiles at the city coordinates. Within 5 km of the center the sampled ground ranges from -16 to 396 ft.
How high above sea level is Bridgetown in meters?
About 15 m at the city center. The sampled average within 5 km is 44 m.
What temperature does water boil at in Bridgetown?
At 50 ft, water boils at about 211.9 °F (99.9 °C) and standard air pressure is 29.87 inHg (1,011 hPa), so each breath holds about 100% of the oxygen it would at sea level.
How high is the airport serving Bridgetown?
Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), 8.6 mi from the center, is at 169 ft (52 m), per OurAirports.
Sources
- Terrain Tiles by Mapzen, hosted on AWS Open Data — city-center elevation and sampled range (data: Global ETOPO1 terrain data U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; SRTM terrain data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey)
- Natural Earth 1:10m land polygons (coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling) — coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling
- Wikidata (elevation statements that cite a source; the cited source is listed with each value) — city coordinates, population and nearby places
- OurAirports open data — airport elevation
- U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA/NASA/USAF); water boiling point by the Antoine equation (Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry) — boiling point, air pressure and oxygen
How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made