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St. Simons

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Air quality index

41Good
WeatherAvg high 83.6°F
Coordinates13.23°, -59.57°

Demographic figures from Barbados Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in Barbados, St. Simons is recorded in open geodata as a hamlet. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (13.234°, -59.575°). No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 83.6°F and lows near 76.3°F with about 36.9 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,123 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
13.2335
Longitude
-59.5748
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
83.6°F
Avg low
76.3°F
Annual precipitation
36.9 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good
41
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
55,209
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Zenaida Dove
    Zenaida aurita (Temminck, 1809) · Aves
    2,347
  • Gray Kingbird
    Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    2,211
  • Carib Grackle
    Quiscalus lugubris Swainson, 1838 · Aves
    2,088
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    2,035
  • Common Ground-Dove
    Columbina passerina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,885
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,881
  • Eurasian Moorhen
    Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,825
  • Scaly-naped Pigeon
    Patagioenas squamosa (Bonnaterre, 1792) · Aves
    1,782

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
33
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2023-11-28

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Barbados

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.82
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,123

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about St. Simons

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Open Library