Can you see Puerto Rico from St. Thomas??

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Answer 1

Nope....but you can see St, John & the BVI's, some of the most amazing views I've ever taken in.  

Answer 2

Puerto Rico is about 390 miles from St. Thomas. You would not be able to see it, even on a perfectly clear day due to the curvature of the earth. When looking straight forward towards the horizon (no mountains etc. in the way) we see approximately 3 miles away.

Answer 3

we have two wrong answers and one mostly right.

You can easily see Vie-ques and Culebra from St Thomas.

The mainland of PR.....as Hector said, an exceptionally clear day you can see the mountains inland of Fajardo as a smudge on the horizon. and yes, the horizon is 3.5 miles away from someone at sea level, but from 500 foot up the hills on ST T  a 1000 foot high hill on PR is visable 45 plus miles away.

Answer 4

You can see Puerto Rico from St. Thomas (it's 62 miles away) but only under special circumstances.  The visibility has to be perfect or near perfect.  On such a day it's even possible to see St. Croix from the Charlotte Amalie harbor.  The second condition is you need to be at an elevated point on the island with a clear view to the west.  Probably the best location on St. Thomas to catch a glimpse of Puerto Rico in the distance is Mountain Top.

***update***

Thanks yankee_sailor.  Just to be sure I'm not taking crazy pills I asked almost everyone I met in the office (and even posted the question on a message board that many locals frequent) and most to them confirmed that they at some point could see Puerto Rico on a clear day.

Answer 5

no  

Answer 6

nope

no way

no how

hector is drunk or full of s h i t

way to far away to see

Answer 7

depending on where on the island you are you can. kudos to you yankee. spot on.