# Woodlands Community, Hopewell, Hanover Parish – Villages & Map

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Community · Hopewell 

# Woodlands

Woodlands is a community of Jamaica in Hopewell, Hanover Parish. It covers **1.10 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 1.1km²
- 107 mtypical elevation

## Where is Woodlands?

Woodlands lies in [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/), [Hanover Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other communities: [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/hopewell/) and [Unity Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/unity-hall/). By area it is the 730th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 0.8% of [Hopewell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/hanover/hopewell/). The centre of Woodlands is about 136 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4408° N, 77.9912° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Woodlands

### Nearby, outside Woodlands

- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary · viewpoint, Anchovy5.4 km
- Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach · beach, Bogue5.7 km
- Rejoin Cave · cave, Great Valley6.4 km
- Henry Fairchild's Cut Stone Aqueduct and Waterwheel (1700) · attraction, Sandy Bay6.6 km
- On Day Cave · cave, Copse6.7 km
- Tryall Great House · attraction, Sandy Bay7.1 km
- Comfort Hall West (St James) · cave, Anchovy7.9 km
- Comfort Hall East (St James) · cave, Anchovy7.9 km
- Margaritaville · attraction, Montego Bay Business District8.0 km
- Emancipation War 1831-32 · attraction, Montego Bay Business District8.0 km
- Montego Bay Civic Centre · attraction, Montego Bay Business District8.0 km
- Institute of Jamaica Museum · museum, Montego Bay Business District8.0 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Woodlands

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay11 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel108 km

### Nearest railway station

Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 17 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:37).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Woodlands

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Woodlands.

- Watford Hill
- Woodlands

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Woodlands and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hopewell, the warmest month is Aug (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 160 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 44 

Feb 27 34 

Mar 28 47 

Apr 29 57 

May 29 150 

Jun 29 150 

Jul 30 109 

Aug 30 146 

Sep 30 190 

Oct 29 217 

Nov 28 131 

Dec 28 50 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Woodlands

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Catherine Hall Health Centre · West Green 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46263&mlon=-77.91890#map=17/18.46263/-77.91890) 

Bank Scotiabank · Bogue 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45683&mlon=-77.92725#map=17/18.45683/-77.92725) 

ATM NCB · Hopewell 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45404&mlon=-78.01489#map=17/18.45404/-78.01489) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Hopewell 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45400&mlon=-78.02742#map=17/18.45400/-78.02742) 

Hotel Sea Island Villa · Unity Hall 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.44491&mlon=-77.98571#map=17/18.44491/-77.98571) 

Mall Icon Fairview Mall · Bogue 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45422&mlon=-77.92793#map=17/18.45422/-77.92793) 

School Bethel Primary and Juinor High · Hopewell 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45094&mlon=-78.01124#map=17/18.45094/-78.01124) 

College Montego Bay Community College · Bogue 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45697&mlon=-77.92604#map=17/18.45697/-77.92604) 

Police station Freeport Police Station · Bogue 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.45839&mlon=-77.92839#map=17/18.45839/-77.92839) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in Hopewell

- Cacoon Castle
- Chester Castle
- Content
- Copse
- Great Valley
- Haddington
- Hopewell
- Mount Peto
- Sucess
- Woodsville

## Quick answers

- Where is Woodlands?In Hopewell, Hanover Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Woodlands?Hopewell and Unity Hall
- What is there to see in Woodlands?Rocklands Bird Sanctuary, Sunset Beach Resort Au Natural Beach, Rejoin Cave, Henry Fairchild's Cut Stone Aqueduct and Waterwheel (1700)
- What time zone is Woodlands in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Woodlands?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Woodlands?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Woodlands?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Woodlands?December to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Woodlands?Catherine Hall Health Centre, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Woodlands?Scotiabank, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Woodlands?NCB, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Woodlands?Rubis, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Woodlands?JM020310 (OCHA common operational dataset)