Stores· Mangrove Cay· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Moxey Town (Mangrove Cay)
24° 18.0′ N · 77° 40.9′ W · approximate
The capital of the Mangrove Cay district, a sponging and fishing settlement in Mangrove Cay's northeast corner with the island's handiest small shops.
Practical
Position approximate: just inshore of Green's Conch Shack dinghy dock (ActiveCaptain); Wikipedia places Moxey Town in Mangrove Cay's northeast corner. Shops: two small groceries, a bakery, liquor store, hardware and building-supply stores, a small pharmacy and a service station with gas and diesel (ActiveCaptain). Bank and BTC about 3 miles south. Population about 420 (2010). Also known as Little Harbour: Wikipedia lists the settlement as 'Moxey Town (Little Harbour)' and the Mangrove Cay Club gives its address as Little Harbor, Mangrove Cay; OpenStreetMap's Moxey Town village node is at 24.29773 N, 77.67774 W. No separate yacht anchorage called Little Harbour is published in ActiveCaptain or noforeignland: use Middle Bight Anchorage and the Green's Conch Shack dinghy dock.
Best for
Provisions and fuel between the Bights
Nearby
- Green's Conch Shack (Moxey Town)Right here
- Mangrove Cay bank and cash0.3 NM away
- Seascape Inn (Mangrove Cay)0.3 NM away
- Swain's Cay Lodge (Reefside Restaurant & Bar)0.3 NM away
- Clarence A. Bain Airport (Mangrove Cay, MAY)0.8 NM away
- Mangrove Cay Club (lodge restaurant)0.9 NM away
- Gibson Cay Blue Hole (Middle Bight)1.7 NM away
- Andros horse flies and mosquitoes (summer)1.9 NM away