# Cornwall Community, Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/cornwall/

Community · Greater Montego Bay 

# Cornwall

Cornwall is a community of Jamaica in Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish. It covers **3.29 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 3.3km²
- 261 mtypical elevation

## Where is Cornwall?

Cornwall 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 5 other communities: [Adelphi](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/adelphi/), [Barrett Town](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/barrett-town/), [Orange](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/adelphi/orange/), [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 645th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 3.2% of [Greater Montego Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-james/greater-montego-bay/). The centre of Cornwall is about 120 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 12 km from Montego Bay, the main town of Greater Montego Bay. The centre point is at 18.4923° N, 77.8026° 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 Cornwall

OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Cornwall: 1 cave.

- Dover Cave · cave

### Nearby, outside Cornwall

- Spot Valley Cave · cave, Spot Valley2.5 km
- Tryall Cave · cave, Rose Hall3.2 km
- Rose Hall Great House (1770) · attraction, Rose Hall3.2 km
- Chatman Cave · cave, Goodwill4.5 km
- Marrow Cave · cave, Flower Hill5.6 km
- Greenwood Great House (1780) · attraction, Greenwood6.4 km
- Windsor Lodge Caves · cave, Lottery6.7 km
- Coral Garden Community Beach · beach, Coral Gardens7.3 km
- Hampden Estate (1753) · attraction, Hampden8.5 km
- Providence Cave · cave, Ironshore9.3 km
- Montego River Gardens · attraction, Porto Bello9.5 km
- Overhill Cave · cave, Somerton9.5 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: Cornwall

- 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 22 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 Cornwall

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Cornwall.

- Palmyra

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 Cornwall and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Greater Montego Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 168 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 and July**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 44 

Feb 25 34 

Mar 26 47 

Apr 27 57 

May 27 150 

Jun 27 150 

Jul 28 109 

Aug 28 146 

Sep 28 190 

Oct 27 217 

Nov 26 131 

Dec 25 50 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Cornwall

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Community Health Center · Barrett Town 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51180&mlon=-77.80016#map=17/18.51180/-77.80016) 

Bank Western Union/Fx trader · Ironshore 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51435&mlon=-77.88126#map=17/18.51435/-77.88126) 

ATM NCB · Montego Bay Business District 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.46652&mlon=-77.91723#map=17/18.46652/-77.91723) 

Petrol pump Rubis · Coral Gardens 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52196&mlon=-77.85995#map=17/18.52196/-77.85995) 

Hotel Takuma Boutique Hotel & Suites · Rose Hall 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.50327&mlon=-77.81834#map=17/18.50327/-77.81834) 

Mall Half Moon Shopping Village · Rose Hall 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.52234&mlon=-77.83950#map=17/18.52234/-77.83950) 

School SOS Primary School · Barrett Town 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.51091&mlon=-77.80295#map=17/18.51091/-77.80295) 

College Northern Caribbean University Mobay Campus · Lilliput 3.7 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 2.5 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.

## Other communities in Greater Montego Bay

- Barrett Hall
- Barrett Town
- Belmont
- Canterbury
- Catherine Hall
- Catherine Mount
- Coral Gardens
- 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 Cornwall?In Greater Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Cornwall?Adelphi, Barrett Town, Orange, Rose Hall and Spot Valley
- What is there to see in Cornwall?Dover Cave
- What time zone is Cornwall in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Cornwall?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Cornwall?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Cornwall?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Cornwall?December to April and July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Cornwall?Community Health Center, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Cornwall?Western Union/Fx trader, about 8.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Cornwall?NCB, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Cornwall?Rubis, about 6.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Cornwall?JM100508 (OCHA common operational dataset)