Zion's Hill

Zion's Hill
Hell's Gate
Hell's Gate
Map of Saba showing Zion's Hill
Map of Saba showing Zion's Hill
Coordinates: 17°38′35″N 63°13′37″W / 17.64306°N 63.22694°W / 17.64306; -63.22694
Country Netherlands
Public body Saba
Elevation
300 / 450 m (1,000 / 1,480 ft)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total283
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
ClimateAw

Zion's Hill, also known by its former name Hell's Gate, is a town on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba.[2] Locally, it is divided into Upper Hell's Gate and Lower Hell's Gate.

Upper Hell's Gate is the highest village in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, at an altitude of 450 m (1,480 ft) above sea level. Lower Hell's Gate is located approximately 300 m (980 ft) above sea level. On some maps, Lower Hell's Gate includes Flat Point, location of the Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport and the Flat Point Tide Pools.

  1. ^ "Geodata 2001, Saba & Sint.Eustatius, Census 2001". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Netherlands Antilles. 2001. p. 17. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ The villages of Saba (Saba Tourist Bureau)