# Hope Bay Community, Swift River, Portland Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/hope-bay/

Community · Swift River 

# Hope Bay

Hope Bay is a community of Jamaica in Swift River, Portland Parish. It covers **17.7 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 34 mtypical elevation

## Where is Hope Bay?

Hope Bay lies in [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/), [Portland Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 6 other communities: [Black Hill](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/black-hill/), [Fruitfulvale](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/fruitfulvale/), [Orange Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/green-island/orange-bay/), [Rock Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/red-hills/rock-hall/), [St. Margarets Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/rio-grande/st-margarets-bay/) and [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/swift-river/). By area it is the 210th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 12.8% of [Swift River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/portland/swift-river/). The centre of Hope Bay is about 32 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1839° N, 76.5646° 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 Hope Bay

OpenStreetMap lists 2 named sights in Hope Bay: 1 attraction; 1 waterfall.

- Summerset Falls · waterfall
- Somerset Falls · attraction

### Nearby, outside Hope Bay

- Spring Garden Sink · cave, St. Margarets Bay3.4 km
- Black Hill Cave 2 · cave, Orange Bay3.5 km
- Black Hill Cave 1 · cave, Orange Bay3.5 km
- Browns Cave · cave, Rock Hall3.6 km
- Paton Cave · cave, Mount Pleasant3.6 km
- John Crow Gully Hole · cave, Orange Bay3.7 km
- Ratbat Cave · cave, Rock Hall3.7 km
- River Head Cave · cave, Orange Bay4.0 km
- Clermont Cave · cave, Orange Bay4.0 km
- Guts Mountain Cave · cave, Orange Bay4.2 km
- Rodney Hall Cave · cave, Black Hill4.9 km
- Extinct Volcano · volcano, Black Hill5.1 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: Hope 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 Pen35 km
- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston36 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:29, 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 Hope Bay

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Hope Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Hope Bay (1,666). Settlements here lie between about 10 m and 102 m above sea level (median 34 m).

- Altamont
- Caen Woods
- Caenwood
- Caenwood - part of
- Cashew Ridge
- Content
- Cooling Spring
- Hermitage Farm
- Hope Bay
- Hopefield
- Lincoln
- Mount Edwards
- Union

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 Hope Bay and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Swift River, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 173 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 33 

Feb 27 19 

Mar 27 29 

Apr 28 41 

May 29 111 

Jun 29 89 

Jul 29 69 

Aug 29 104 

Sep 29 127 

Oct 29 170 

Nov 28 87 

Dec 27 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Hope Bay

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Port Antonio Hospital · Central Port Antonio 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17641&mlon=-76.45631#map=17/18.17641/-76.45631) 

Bank Scotiabank · Boundbrook 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18138&mlon=-76.46019#map=17/18.18138/-76.46019) 

ATM Credit Union ABM · Papine 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.01933&mlon=-76.74231#map=17/18.01933/-76.74231) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Bryan's Bay · Boundbrook 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18410&mlon=-76.46547#map=17/18.18410/-76.46547) 

Hotel Sea Bell Resort · Hope Bay 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20074&mlon=-76.55410#map=17/18.20074/-76.55410) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School Norwich Primary School · Norwich 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.19426&mlon=-76.47563#map=17/18.19426/-76.47563) 

College College of Agriculture, Science and Education · Snow Hill 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.20463&mlon=-76.48785#map=17/18.20463/-76.48785) 

Police station Marine Police Station · Central Port Antonio 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.17964&mlon=-76.45295#map=17/18.17964/-76.45295) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Hope Bay

Places mapped inside Hope Bay in open map data, by type.

- Hotels1
- Restaurants1

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

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communities in Swift River

- Black Hill
- Fruitfulvale
- Shirley Castle
- Swift River

## Quick answers

- Where is Hope Bay?In Swift River, Portland Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Hope Bay?Black Hill, Fruitfulvale, Orange Bay, Rock Hall, St. Margarets Bay and Swift River
- What is there to see in Hope Bay?Somerset Falls, Summerset Falls
- What time zone is Hope Bay in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Hope Bay?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Hope Bay?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Hope Bay?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Hope Bay?Settlements lie between 10 m and 102 m
- What is the best time to visit Hope Bay?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Hope Bay?Port Antonio Hospital, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Hope Bay?Scotiabank, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Hope Bay?Credit Union ABM, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Hope Bay?TotalEnergies, Bryan's Bay, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Hope Bay?JM051003 (OCHA common operational dataset)