# Walkers Wood Community, Moneague, Saint Ann Parish – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/walkers-wood/ Community · Moneague # Walkers Wood Walkers Wood is a community of Jamaica in Moneague, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **29.6 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 29.6km² - 2mapped services - 405 mtypical elevation ## Where is Walkers Wood? Walkers Wood lies in [Moneague](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 8 other communities: [Blackstonedge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/blackstonedge/), [Colegate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/colegate/), [Exchange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/exchange/), [Golden Grove](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/golden-grove/golden-grove/), [Hinds Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/hinds-town/), [Labyrinth](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-mary/gayle/labyrinth/), [Moneague](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/moneague/) and [River Head](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/river-head/). By area it is the 86th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 13.7% of [Moneague](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/moneague/). The centre of Walkers Wood is about 47 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3180° N, 77.0762° 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 Walkers Wood OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Walkers Wood: 3 caves. - Mount Plenty Cave · cave - Mount Plenty Spring · cave - Peru Cave · cave ### Nearby, outside Walkers Wood - Clapham Cave · cave, River Head2.9 km - Bromley Cave · cave, Golden Grove3.0 km - Hope Well House · ruins, Colegate3.1 km - Clapham Sinkhole · cave, River Head3.1 km - Lucky Hill Pen Cave · cave, Labyrinth4.2 km - Lucky Hill Pen Pot · cave, Labyrinth4.2 km - Lucky Hill Pen Sink · cave, Labyrinth4.6 km - Walton Sink · cave, Moneague4.6 km - Rio Hoe Pen Cave · cave, River Head5.1 km - Moneague Blue Hole · cave, River Head5.1 km - Coventry Cave · cave, Hinds Town5.2 km - Old Spanish Bridge · attraction, Labyrinth5.3 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: Walkers Wood - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel15 km - Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen45 km ### Nearest railway station Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 17:34). 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 Walkers Wood Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Walkers Wood. Settlements here lie between about 360 m and 451 m above sea level (median 405 m). - Bachelors Hall - Bromley - Cottage - Friendship - Haddon - Mount Hermon - Mount Plenty - Orange Hall - Rio Hoe Pen & Haddon - Walkers Wood - Woodfield 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 Walkers Wood and the best time to visit Using the climate of Moneague, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,164 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (193 mm) and the driest Feb (30 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 46 Feb 25 30 Mar 26 39 Apr 26 51 May 27 136 Jun 27 125 Jul 28 94 Aug 28 122 Sep 28 151 Oct 28 193 Nov 27 118 Dec 26 58 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Walkers Wood Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Emerald Medical Centre · St. Ann's Bay 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43656&mlon=-77.20409#map=17/18.43656/-77.20409) Bank JN Bank · Ocho Rios 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40653&mlon=-77.10447#map=17/18.40653/-77.10447) ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Moneague · Moneague 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.26955&mlon=-77.11405#map=17/18.26955/-77.11405) Hotel Idilio Rooms and Tubing · Exchange 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40000&mlon=-77.06670#map=17/18.40000/-77.06670) Mall Eight Rivers Town Centre · Ocho Rios 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40646&mlon=-77.10357#map=17/18.40646/-77.10357) School Breadnut Hill Primary School · Colegate 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.36350&mlon=-77.09054#map=17/18.36350/-77.09054) College Caribbean Institute of Professional Military Education · Moneague 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28244&mlon=-77.11061#map=17/18.28244/-77.11061) Police station Ocho Rios Police Station · Ocho Rios 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40836&mlon=-77.10209#map=17/18.40836/-77.10209) 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 Walkers Wood Places mapped inside Walkers Wood in open map data, by type. - Restaurants2 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 Moneague - Blackstonedge - Faiths Pen - Gibraltar East - Moneague - River Head ## Quick answers - Where is Walkers Wood?In Moneague, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica - What borders Walkers Wood?Blackstonedge, Colegate, Exchange, Golden Grove, Hinds Town, Labyrinth, Moneague and River Head - What is there to see in Walkers Wood?Mount Plenty Cave, Mount Plenty Spring, Peru Cave - What time zone is Walkers Wood in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Walkers Wood?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Walkers Wood?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Walkers Wood?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Walkers Wood?Settlements lie between 360 m and 451 m - What is the best time to visit Walkers Wood?November to April and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Walkers Wood?Emerald Medical Centre, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Walkers Wood?JN Bank, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Walkers Wood?Scotiabank, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Walkers Wood?TotalEnergies Moneague, about 6.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Walkers Wood?JM070906 (OCHA common operational dataset)