# Old Harbour Bay Community, Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour-bay/ Community · Old Harbour # Old Harbour Bay Old Harbour Bay is a community of Jamaica in Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **11.9 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.9km² - 3mapped services - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Old Harbour Bay? Old Harbour Bay lies in [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 2 other communities: [Bushy Park](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/may-pen/bushy-park/) and [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/old-harbour/). By area it is the 331st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 7.7% of [Old Harbour](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/old-harbour/). The centre of Old Harbour Bay is about 34 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9170° N, 77.1003° 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 Old Harbour Bay OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Old Harbour Bay: 1 beach. - Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach · beach ### Nearby, outside Old Harbour Bay - Colbeck Castle (1680) · attraction, Old Harbour5.1 km - Spring Garden Rising · cave, Old Harbour8.5 km - Rosewell Cave · waterfall, Rosewell8.5 km - Birds Roda Cave · cave, Old Harbour9.6 km - Planters Hall Cave 2 · cave, Old Harbour11 km - Planters Hall Cave 1 · cave, Old Harbour11 km - Duck Pond Sinkhole · cave, Hellshire11 km - Rhoden Cave · cave, Old Harbour11 km - Hellshire Lake Cavern · cave, Hellshire12 km - Salt River Cave · cave, Salt River12 km - Ginger Holes · cave, Hellshire12 km - Hellshire New Caves · cave, Hellshire12 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: Old Harbour 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 Pen30 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston33 km ### Nearest railway station Old Harbour Railway Station (Old Harbour Bay), about 2.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:35). 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 Old Harbour Bay Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Old Harbour Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Old Harbour Bay (7,912). Settlements here lie between about 1 m and 23 m above sea level (median 5 m). - Blackwood Gardens - Bourkesfield - New Market Pen - Old Harbour Bay 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 Old Harbour Bay Named natural and historic features inside Old Harbour Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Salt Gully ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Old Harbour Station 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 Old Harbour Bay and the best time to visit Using the climate of Old Harbour, the warmest month is Aug (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 238 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 **December 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 28 29 Apr 29 41 May 29 111 Jun 29 89 Jul 29 69 Aug 30 104 Sep 30 127 Oct 29 170 Nov 28 87 Dec 28 49 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Old Harbour Bay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St.Clair Medical Centre · Hellshire 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.90818&mlon=-76.93863#map=17/17.90818/-76.93863) Bank FHC Credit Union · Old Harbour 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93841&mlon=-77.10950#map=17/17.93841/-77.10950) ATM NCB · Sydenham 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99006&mlon=-76.98084#map=17/17.99006/-76.98084) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Old Harbour · Old Harbour Bay 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93329&mlon=-77.10862#map=17/17.93329/-77.10862) Hotel Three Brothers Villa Limited · Old Harbour 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94712&mlon=-77.10277#map=17/17.94712/-77.10277) Mall Plaza · Old Harbour 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93949&mlon=-77.11110#map=17/17.93949/-77.11110) School Old Harbour Bay Primary School · Old Harbour Bay 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.91028&mlon=-77.09939#map=17/17.91028/-77.09939) College Portmore Community College · Old Harbour 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93839&mlon=-77.10878#map=17/17.93839/-77.10878) Police station Old Harbour Police · Old Harbour 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93869&mlon=-77.11265#map=17/17.93869/-77.11265) 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 Old Harbour Bay Places mapped inside Old Harbour Bay in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools1 - 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 Old Harbour - Bartons - Bellas Gate - Browns Hall - Ginger Ridge - Old Harbour ## Quick answers - Where is Old Harbour Bay?In Old Harbour, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Old Harbour Bay?Bushy Park and Old Harbour - What is there to see in Old Harbour Bay?Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach - What time zone is Old Harbour Bay in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Old Harbour Bay?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Old Harbour Bay?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Old Harbour Bay?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Old Harbour Bay?Settlements lie between 1 m and 23 m - What is the best time to visit Old Harbour Bay?December to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Old Harbour Bay?St.Clair Medical Centre, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Old Harbour Bay?FHC Credit Union, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Old Harbour Bay?NCB, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Old Harbour Bay?TotalEnergies, Old Harbour, about 2.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Old Harbour Bay?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Old Harbour Bay?JM080406 (OCHA common operational dataset)