Flat Point is the location of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, the Tide Pools, ruins of a 17th-18th century sugar and indigo plantation,[2] and Cove Bay.

[2] Flat Point was occupied by Amerindians sometime between 400 A.D. and 800 A.D.[2] Archeological surveys carried out by Ryan Espersen uncovered pre-Columbian ceramics and conch shell adzes.

[2] On February 9, 1959, Remy de Haenen made the first landing of an aircraft on the island of Saba, on Flat Point.

[13] Vegetation on Flat Point consist mostly of grasses, cacti, and succulents, due to the dry conditions and thin soil resulting from continuous coastal winds.

[2] These plants include Crotons flavens L., Kalanchoe pinnata, Pilosocereus lanuginosis, Tabebuia heterophylla, and Coccoloba uvifera.

[18] Hikers are cautioned about rip currents (especially from November to April)[19] and sharp rocks when exploring the tide pools.