# Greater Portmore Community, Portmore, Saint Catherine Parish > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/greater-portmore/ Community · Portmore # Greater Portmore Greater Portmore is a community of Jamaica in Portmore, Saint Catherine Parish. It covers **7.26 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 20 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.3km² - 20mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Greater Portmore? Greater Portmore lies in [Portmore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/), [Saint Catherine Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Bernard Lodge](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/spanish-town/bernard-lodge/), [Braeton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/braeton/), [Hellshire](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/hellshire/), [Naggo Head](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/naggo-head/) and [West Cumberland](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/west-cumberland/). By area it is the 484th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 4.4% of [Portmore](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-catherine/portmore/). The centre of Greater Portmore is about 14 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 17.9490° N, 76.9148° 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 Greater Portmore ### Nearby, outside Greater Portmore - Salt Pond Hill Cave · cave, Hellshire2.8 km - Rodney's Lookout Trail Head · attraction, Braeton2.9 km - Rodney's Lookout · viewpoint, Braeton3.4 km - Rodney's House (Historic) · attraction, Braeton3.6 km - March Pen Cave · cave, Hellshire4.1 km - Port Henderson · ruins, Braeton4.2 km - Soldiers Camp Cave · cave, Braeton4.2 km - The Arms/Rodney Lookout · viewpoint, Edgewater4.3 km - Port Henderson Cave · cave, Braeton4.6 km - Apostles Battery · archaeological site, Braeton4.6 km - Fort Clarence · ruins, Braeton5.3 km - Fort Clarence Beach · beach, Hellshire5.4 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: Greater Portmore - 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 Pen11 km - Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston14 km ### Nearest railway station Spanish Town Railway Station (Spanish Town Central), about 6.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:31) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:30, 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 Greater Portmore Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Greater Portmore. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 71 m above sea level (median 11 m). - Congreve Park - Daytona - East Aintree - East Chedwin - East Queen's Park - East Sabina - Epsom - Epsom 8 West - Gore Tuca - Greater Portmore - Monza - Portmore Country Club - Portmore Pines - Sandown Park - Silverstone - West Ascot - West Chedwin - West Sabina 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 Greater Portmore Named natural and historic features inside Greater Portmore, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Campeachy Gully 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 Greater Portmore and the best time to visit Using the climate of Portmore, 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 Greater Portmore Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Greater Portmore Health Centre · Greater Portmore 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93975&mlon=-76.90928#map=17/17.93975/-76.90928) Bank Western Union · Braeton 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95178&mlon=-76.90769#map=17/17.95178/-76.90769) ATM Sagicor ATM · Braeton 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96150&mlon=-76.89775#map=17/17.96150/-76.89775) Petrol pump Petcom · Braeton 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95045&mlon=-76.89709#map=17/17.95045/-76.89709) Hotel Callie's Beach House Resort · Braeton 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95467&mlon=-76.88206#map=17/17.95467/-76.88206) Mall Raj Mall · Greater Portmore 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.94402&mlon=-76.90646#map=17/17.94402/-76.90646) School Ascot High School · Greater Portmore 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95115&mlon=-76.91297#map=17/17.95115/-76.91297) College CtisJamaica · Central Village 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.99703&mlon=-76.93679#map=17/17.99703/-76.93679) Police station 100 Man Police Station · Greater Portmore 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95888&mlon=-76.90288#map=17/17.95888/-76.90288) 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 Greater Portmore Places mapped inside Greater Portmore in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks3 - Shopping malls2 - Schools8 - Pharmacies2 - Restaurants2 - Police stations2 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 Portmore - Braeton - Bridgeport - Edgewater - Gregory Park - Hellshire - Independence City - Naggo Head - Passage Fort - Waterford - West Cumberland ## Quick answers - Where is Greater Portmore?In Portmore, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica - What borders Greater Portmore?Bernard Lodge, Braeton, Hellshire, Naggo Head and West Cumberland - What is there to see in Greater Portmore?Salt Pond Hill Cave, Rodney's Lookout Trail Head, Rodney's Lookout, Rodney's House (Historic) - What time zone is Greater Portmore in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Greater Portmore?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Greater Portmore?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Greater Portmore?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Greater Portmore?Settlements lie between 7 m and 71 m - What is the best time to visit Greater Portmore?November to July - Where is the nearest hospital to Greater Portmore?Greater Portmore Health Centre, about 1.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Greater Portmore?Western Union, about 0.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Greater Portmore?Sagicor ATM, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Greater Portmore?Petcom, about 1.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Greater Portmore?1 mapped - How many banks are in Greater Portmore?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Greater Portmore?JM080504 (OCHA common operational dataset)