Georgetown: facts

At a glance

• Country: Saint Helena
• Region: Ascension
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 5,012
• Coordinates: 7.9286° S, 14.4119° W
• Time zone: Atlantic/St_Helena (UTC+00:00)
• Currency: Pound (SHP)
• Distance to the capital, Jamestown: 1,297 km (806 mi), straight line

Getting there

• RAF Ascension Island (ASI): 5.1 km (3.2 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Thornton: 0.7 km (0.5 mi)
• Cat Hill US Military Base: 2.6 km (1.6 mi)
• Traveller's Hill Royal Air Force Base: 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
• Two Boats Village: 4.9 km (3.0 mi)
• The Residency: 7.1 km (4.4 mi)