Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) Necker Island is a island in the British Virgin Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island's land is entirely owned by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, and is part of the Virgin Limited Edition portfolio of luxury properties. The whole island operates as a resort and can accommodate up to 34 guests, with additional room for six children. Necker Island is located at latitude 18.55 north and longitude 64.35 west in the eastern section of the British Virgin Islands. It is about north of Virgin Gorda and north-east of Prickly Pear
Buckley Island of the island experienced trouble with bands of Indians who were hunting down the white settlers. The island changed hands several times throughout the 1700 and 1800's until it was bought by the Buckeye and Eureka Pipeline Company in 1897 who turned the island into an amusement park. A flood in 1907 washed away much of the park. The Buckley family bought the island in 1911 and it remained in their family until it was sold to the Fish and Wildlife Service for $400,000 in 1998. The Muskingum River empties into the Ohio River just below Buckley Island while the