Saint John's Island
The largest of the Southern Islands in the Singapore Marine Park, 6.5 kilometres off the main island. Once a quarantine station, it is now a quiet place of lagoons, beaches and forest paths, linked by causeway to Lazarus Island.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.2189, 103.8481
Get the Saint John's Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Saint John's Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near Saint John's Island
Lazarus Island 0.9 km
One of Singapore's Southern Islands, joined by a causeway to St John's Island and reached by ferry from there. Its quiet crescent of sand and clear water make it one of the best beaches within the country's waters, with little built on it.
Kusu Island 1.5 km
A small island about 5.6 kilometres south of the main island, whose name means Tortoise Island in Hokkien. It holds a Chinese temple and a Malay shrine on a hilltop, and draws pilgrims by the thousand each year in the ninth lunar month.
Sisters' Islands 1.7 km
Two small islands south of the main island, Big Sister and Little Sister, separated by a narrow channel and reached by boat from Marina South Pier or West Coast Pier. Their reefs form a marine park, with intertidal walks among corals, clams and sea stars.
Sentosa 3.8 km
A resort island off Singapore's south coast, reached by causeway, cable car or monorail across Keppel Harbour. Once the British military outpost of Pulau Blakang Mati, it now holds beaches such as Siloso and Palawan, Universal Studios and an old fort.
Universal Studios Singapore 5.0 km
A film theme park inside Resorts World Sentosa, opened in 2010 and one of only five Universal Studios parks in the world. Its 24 rides, shows and attractions are spread across seven themed zones, from ancient Egypt to the streets of New York, behind the revolving globe at its gate.
Adventure Cove Waterpark 5.5 km
A water park in Resorts World Sentosa, the other half of the Marine Life Park beside the oceanarium. Its slides and lazy river wind through the grounds, and a reef lagoon lets swimmers snorkel among tropical fish.
Singapore Oceanarium 5.5 km
The successor to the S.E.A. Aquarium, one of the two main attractions of the Marine Life Park in Resorts World Sentosa. Its galleries are built around huge viewing panels into tanks of sharks, rays and reef fish from the world's oceans.
Singapore Cable Car 5.8 km
A gondola line from Mount Faber across Keppel Harbour to the resort island of Sentosa, opened in 1974. It was the second aerial ropeway in the world to span a harbour, after one in Barcelona, and its cabins pass high above the ships.
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Questions
Where is Saint John's Island?
Saint John's Island is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lazarus Island (0.9 km), Kusu Island (1.5 km), Sisters' Islands (1.7 km).
How do I get the Saint John's Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Saint John's Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Saint John's Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.