# Great Pond Community, Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/great-pond/

Community · Ocho Rios 

# Great Pond

Great Pond is a community of Jamaica in Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish. It covers **2.28 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 2.3km²
- 2mapped services
- 97 mtypical elevation

## Where is Great Pond?

Great Pond lies in [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/), [Saint Ann Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Colegate](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/colegate/), [Content Gardens](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/content-gardens/), [Exchange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/exchange/), [Mansfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/mansfield/) and [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/ocho-rios/). By area it is the 682nd largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.8% of [Ocho Rios](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-ann/ocho-rios/). The centre of Great Pond is about 54 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4005° N, 77.0853° 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 Great Pond

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Great Pond: 1 cave.

- Warwich Mount Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Great Pond

- Bog Hole Cave · cave, Ocho Rios1.3 km
- Mallards Bay Beach · beach, Ocho Rios1.9 km
- Shaw Park Cave · cave, Ocho Rios1.9 km
- Ewers River Sink · cave, Colegate2.1 km
- Konoko Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios2.1 km
- Clocktower · attraction, Ocho Rios2.1 km
- Mahoe Falls · waterfall, Ocho Rios2.1 km
- Ysassis Lookout · viewpoint, Ocho Rios2.1 km
- Turtle Beach · beach, Ocho Rios2.5 km
- Island Village · attraction, Ocho Rios2.7 km
- The Turtle River Falls & Gardens · attraction, Ocho Rios2.8 km
- Shaw Park Gardens · attraction, Ocho Rios2.9 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: Great Pond

- 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) · Boscobel12 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen53 km

### Nearest railway station

Old Bog Walk Railway Station (Bog Walk), about 34 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 Great Pond

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Great Pond.

- Great Pond
- Harrison Town
- White River

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 Great Pond and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ocho Rios, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 172 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 46 

Feb 26 30 

Mar 27 39 

Apr 28 51 

May 28 136 

Jun 28 125 

Jul 29 94 

Aug 29 122 

Sep 29 151 

Oct 29 193 

Nov 28 118 

Dec 27 58 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Great Pond

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Emerald Medical Centre · St. Ann's Bay 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43656&mlon=-77.20409#map=17/18.43656/-77.20409) 

Bank NCB · Content Gardens 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41123&mlon=-77.08072#map=17/18.41123/-77.08072) 

ATM Scotiabank · Ocho Rios 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41078&mlon=-77.10178#map=17/18.41078/-77.10178) 

Petrol pump Petcom · Content Gardens 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41140&mlon=-77.08058#map=17/18.41140/-77.08058) 

Hotel Sandals Grand Riveria Ocho Rios Jamaica · Mansfield 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40758&mlon=-77.08605#map=17/18.40758/-77.08605) 

Mall Sakura Express · Ocho Rios 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40657&mlon=-77.10327#map=17/18.40657/-77.10327) 

School Exchange All Age School · Exchange 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40294&mlon=-77.06752#map=17/18.40294/-77.06752) 

College Ocho Rios College · Ocho Rios 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.40005&mlon=-77.10190#map=17/18.40005/-77.10190) 

Police station Ocho Rios Police Station · Ocho Rios 2.0 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 Great Pond

Places mapped inside Great Pond 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 Ocho Rios

- Beecher Town
- Colegate
- Content Gardens
- Epworth
- Exchange
- Hinds Town
- Mansfield
- Ocho Rios
- Parry Town
- Pimento Walk/Nepotism

## Quick answers

- Where is Great Pond?In Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Great Pond?Colegate, Content Gardens, Exchange, Mansfield and Ocho Rios
- What is there to see in Great Pond?Warwich Mount Cave
- What time zone is Great Pond in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Great Pond?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Great Pond?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Great Pond?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Great Pond?November to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Great Pond?Emerald Medical Centre, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Great Pond?NCB, about 1.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Great Pond?Scotiabank, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Great Pond?Petcom, about 1.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Great Pond?JM071006 (OCHA common operational dataset)