# Orange Bay Community, Green Island, Portland Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/orange-bay/ Community · Green Island # Orange Bay Orange Bay is a community of Jamaica in Green Island, Portland Parish. It covers **11.0 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 11.0km² - 47 mtypical elevation ## Where is Orange Bay? Orange Bay lies in [Green Island](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Black Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/black-hill/), [Buff Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/buff-bay/buff-bay/), [Hope Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/hope-bay/), [Skibo/Chepstowe](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/spanish-river/skibo-chepstowe/) and [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/swift-river/). By area it is the 354th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. The centre of Orange Bay is about 30 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2084° N, 76.6203° 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 Orange Bay OpenStreetMap lists 6 named sights in Orange Bay: 6 caves. - Black Hill Cave 1 · cave - Black Hill Cave 2 · cave - Clermont Cave · cave - Guts Mountain Cave · cave - John Crow Gully Hole · cave - River Head Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Orange Bay - Skibo Road Cave · cave, Buff Bay1.1 km - Extinct Volcano · volcano, Black Hill2.4 km - Spring Garden Cave · cave, Skibo/Chepstowe2.7 km - Rodney Hall Cave · cave, Black Hill3.2 km - Bybrook Valley · attraction, Bybrook4.6 km - Big Dunn Falls · waterfall, Shirley Castle4.7 km - Marston Spring Falls · waterfall, Bybrook5.0 km - Charlestown Cave · cave, Charles Town5.4 km - Plum Valley Cave · cave, Charles Town5.4 km - Charles Town Museum and Safu (Asafu) Yard · museum, Charles Town5.4 km - Plum Valley · attraction, Belvedere5.6 km - Quao’s Village · attraction, Charles Town5.8 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: Orange Bay - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen33 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston35 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:30) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:32). 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 Orange Bay Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Orange Bay. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 163 m above sea level (median 47 m). - Hopewell - Lennox Estate - Leyton Valley - Mid Leyton - Mount James - Orange Bay - Upper Leyton 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Orange Bay Named natural and historic features inside Orange Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Duncans River - Lewings River ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Gudtz Mountain · 229 m - Graham Hill · 192 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Orange Bay and the best time to visit Using the climate of Green Island, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 927 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (170 mm) and the driest Feb (19 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 33 Feb 26 19 Mar 26 29 Apr 27 41 May 27 111 Jun 28 89 Jul 28 69 Aug 28 104 Sep 28 127 Oct 28 170 Nov 27 87 Dec 26 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Orange Bay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Annotto Bay Hospital · Annotto Bay Town Centre 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27284&mlon=-76.76204#map=17/18.27284/-76.76204) Bank Scotiabank · Boundbrook 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18138&mlon=-76.46019#map=17/18.18138/-76.46019) ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) Petrol pump Texaco · Buff Bay 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.23358&mlon=-76.66111#map=17/18.23358/-76.66111) Hotel Sea Bell Resort · Hope Bay 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20074&mlon=-76.55410#map=17/18.20074/-76.55410) Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) School Buff Bay High School · Buff Bay 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.22547&mlon=-76.65946#map=17/18.22547/-76.65946) College College of Agriculture, Science and Education · Snow Hill 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20463&mlon=-76.48785#map=17/18.20463/-76.48785) Police station Annotto Bay Police Station · Annotto Bay Town Centre 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27057&mlon=-76.77284#map=17/18.27057/-76.77284) 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Orange Bay?In Green Island, Portland Parish, Jamaica - What borders Orange Bay?Black Hill, Buff Bay, Hope Bay, Skibo/Chepstowe and Swift River - What is there to see in Orange Bay?Black Hill Cave 1, Black Hill Cave 2, Clermont Cave, Guts Mountain Cave - What time zone is Orange Bay in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Orange Bay?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Orange Bay?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Orange Bay?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Orange Bay?Settlements lie between 8 m and 163 m - What is the highest point in Orange Bay?Gudtz Mountain (229 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Orange Bay?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Orange Bay?Annotto Bay Hospital, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Orange Bay?Scotiabank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Orange Bay?Credit Union ABM, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Orange Bay?Texaco, about 5.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Orange Bay?JM050401 (OCHA common operational dataset)