# Barrett Town Community, Greater Montego Bay – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/barrett-town/ Community · Greater Montego Bay # Barrett Town Barrett Town is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **2.74 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.7km² - 6mapped services - 53 mtypical elevation ## Where is Barrett Town? Barrett Town lies in [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/), [Saint James Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 4 other communities: [Cornwall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/cornwall/), [Lilliput](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/lilliput/), [Rose Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/junction/rose-hall/) and [Spot Valley](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/spot-valley/). By area it is the 671st largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 2.7% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Barrett Town is about 120 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 14 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.5109° N, 77.7968° 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 Barrett Town ### Nearby, outside Barrett Town - Dover Cave · cave, Cornwall2.3 km - Rose Hall Great House (1770) · attraction, Rose Hall2.4 km - Spot Valley Cave · cave, Spot Valley3.3 km - Tryall Cave · cave, Rose Hall4.0 km - Chatman Cave · cave, Goodwill5.5 km - Greenwood Great House (1780) · attraction, Greenwood5.8 km - Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill7.0 km - Coral Garden Community Beach · beach, Coral Gardens7.2 km - Windsor Lodge Caves · cave, Lottery8.8 km - Hampden Estate (1753) · attraction, Hampden9.7 km - Dundee Cave · cave, Salt Marsh9.7 km - Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore9.7 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: Barrett Town - Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica - CurrencyDollar (JMD) - Country calling code+1-876 - LanguagesEnglish - Plug typesType A, B - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay12 km - Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel88 km ### Nearest railway station Cambridge Railway Station (Disused) (Cambridge), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:34) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:37). 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 Barrett Town Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Barrett Town. The largest with a recorded population: Barrett Town (17,169). - Barrett Town 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 Barrett Town Named natural and historic features inside Barrett Town, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Spot Valley River 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 Barrett Town and the best time to visit Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,325 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (217 mm) and the driest Feb (34 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **December to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 44 Feb 26 34 Mar 27 47 Apr 28 57 May 28 150 Jun 28 150 Jul 29 109 Aug 29 146 Sep 29 190 Oct 28 217 Nov 27 131 Dec 27 50 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Barrett Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Community Health Center · Barrett Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51180&mlon=-77.80016#map=17/18.51180/-77.80016) Bank Western Union/Fx trader · Ironshore 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51435&mlon=-77.88126#map=17/18.51435/-77.88126) ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Greenwood · Greenwood 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51187&mlon=-77.73987#map=17/18.51187/-77.73987) Hotel Unico 1877 - Montego Bay · Lilliput 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51813&mlon=-77.78351#map=17/18.51813/-77.78351) Mall Half Moon Shopping Village · Rose Hall 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52234&mlon=-77.83950#map=17/18.52234/-77.83950) School Barrett Town Primary · Barrett Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51190&mlon=-77.80011#map=17/18.51190/-77.80011) College Northern Caribbean University Mobay Campus · Lilliput 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51068&mlon=-77.77328#map=17/18.51068/-77.77328) Police station Barrett Town Police · Barrett Town 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51451&mlon=-77.80163#map=17/18.51451/-77.80163) 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 Barrett Town Places mapped inside Barrett Town in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools3 - Restaurants1 - Police stations1 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 Greater Montego Bay - Barrett Hall - Belmont - Canterbury - Catherine Hall - Catherine Mount - Coral Gardens - Cornwall - Farm Heights - Flanker - Flower Hill - Glendevon - Granville - Green Pond - Greenwood - Ironshore - Irwin - Lilliput - Montego Bay Business District - Moy Hall - Mt. Salem - Norwood - Orange Irwin - Paradise - Pitfour - Porto Bello - Reading - Rose Heights - Rosemount - Rosemount Gardens - Salt Spring - Spot Valley - Spring Garden - Tower Hill - Tucker - Unity Hall - West Green - Westgate Hills ## Quick answers - Where is Barrett Town?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica - What borders Barrett Town?Cornwall, Lilliput, Rose Hall and Spot Valley - What is there to see in Barrett Town?Dover Cave, Rose Hall Great House (1770), Spot Valley Cave, Tryall Cave - What time zone is Barrett Town in?UTC−5 - What currency is used in Barrett Town?Dollar (JMD) - What language is spoken in Barrett Town?English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Barrett Town?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Barrett Town?December to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Barrett Town?Community Health Center, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Barrett Town?Western Union/Fx trader, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Barrett Town?NCB, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Barrett Town?TotalEnergies, Greenwood, about 6.0 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Barrett Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Barrett Town?JM100502 (OCHA common operational dataset)